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Gordon
 
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Randy wrote:
|| Hello, in Excel 2000 how do I prevent Excel from multiplying
|| percentage numbers by 100? In other words, if I type 5% in a cell, I
|| do not want Excel to multiply it by 100 so it shows as 500% - I want
|| it to remain as 5%. Thanks.
||
|| Regards,
||
|| Randy

Format the cell as General or Number - NOT Percent.

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Gordon Burgess-Parker
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