James

Pre-format the cell as text (FormatCells...Text) or prefix with a single
apostrophe '. It won't show but will stop the conversion

--
HTH
Nick Hodge
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Southampton, England
www.nickhodge.co.uk
HIS


"James" wrote in message
...
I am trying to enter the value 1-5 in a cell it and keeps auto changing
into
the date! how do i stop this?