On Mon, 23 May 2005 06:26:05 -0700, "SNAP"
wrote:

On a new spreadsheet - I enter a value 1234567890123456 and hit enter - it
converts to 1234567890123450 ...... No matter what I do - it continues to
change the 6 to a 0 - Why does this happen and how can I get the correct
value to appear?

From Excel HELP Specifications:

Feature Maximum limit
Number precision 15 digits

Excel, and most spreadsheet programs, conform to IEEE specifications which
includes this level of precision.

The only way I know of to enter a 16 digit number into Excel is as TEXT.
Either pre-format the cell as text, or precede your entry with a single quote.



--ron