You can use a custom format of
00000000000

your entries will then be numeric, right justified by default,
and the fill handle will fill down. Numbers are limited to
15 significant digits.
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"dfg" wrote in message ...
hi there

i need to insert a zero in front of a range of numbers

7011117050
7011117051
7011117052
7011117053

also they will not drag to the next number in sequence

thanks