Hi Anauna,

Use this format (format, cells, custom) to fill remainder with periods
@*.

Use this format to fill beginning with periods (leader dots)
*.@

The format doesn't have to be text formats, the following would
provide asterisk protection on dollar amount.
**$#.###.00

http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/formula.htm

Using Formatting to Change the Way Numbers, Dates, Times, and Text Appear in Microsoft Excel,
http://support.microsoft.com/default...ts/default.asp

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"Anauna" wrote in message ...
Hello,

In Quattro I can place a backslash (\) followed by a character...say = and
the character will fill the cell regarless of column width.

Is there a process in Excel to achieve the similar outcome?

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Thank-you and all suggestions are appreciated.