In Excel 2002 and up you can disable this
ToolsAutoCorrect options
See the autoformat as you type tab
You can also start with a ' when you start typing
Or use Ctrl z after you enter
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Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm
"phmanatee" wrote in message ...
I'm using the @ sign and Excel insists on treating it as an email address,
when I don't want it to. How can I turn this off?