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Default On Excel I need to enter 1/2 but it comes up with the date

Enter a space then 1/2
-or-
Enter a single apostrophe then 1/2
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Format the cell as text then enter 1/2
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If you want 1/2 recognized as a number then enter 0 space 1/2
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"Dena"
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I need to enter 1/2 meaning 1 or 2 in a cell but it just defaults to 01 Feb
and I cant seem to bypass this. Can anyone advise please?

Many thanks


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