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15+ Number Format
I understand anything over 15 #'s is too large and I know how to change it,
but I can only do it for the present numbers in a column. Any future numbers I paste into the column keeps reverting to something like 2.500013E+11. I am looking to format the column for future pastes. I know if you type the ' will work but how can I format that in the column for future pastes? |
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15+ Number Format
Pre-format the column to 'Text'.
-- HTH, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "KB" wrote in message ... I understand anything over 15 #'s is too large and I know how to change it, but I can only do it for the present numbers in a column. Any future numbers I paste into the column keeps reverting to something like 2.500013E+11. I am looking to format the column for future pastes. I know if you type the ' will work but how can I format that in the column for future pastes? |
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15+ Number Format
That didn't work. Formatting the column cells to text reverting all the
numbers I already changed back to the 2.500013E+11 number. "Ragdyer" wrote: Pre-format the column to 'Text'. -- HTH, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "KB" wrote in message ... I understand anything over 15 #'s is too large and I know how to change it, but I can only do it for the present numbers in a column. Any future numbers I paste into the column keeps reverting to something like 2.500013E+11. I am looking to format the column for future pastes. I know if you type the ' will work but how can I format that in the column for future pastes? |
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15+ Number Format
I said *PRE*-format, *PRE* meaning BEFORE entry, *not* after.
You said: <<<"I am looking to format the column for *future* pastes." FUTURE means *not already* existing data! Try it that way - PRE-formatting. -- HTH, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "KB" wrote in message ... That didn't work. Formatting the column cells to text reverting all the numbers I already changed back to the 2.500013E+11 number. "Ragdyer" wrote: Pre-format the column to 'Text'. -- HTH, RD -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - "KB" wrote in message ... I understand anything over 15 #'s is too large and I know how to change it, but I can only do it for the present numbers in a column. Any future numbers I paste into the column keeps reverting to something like 2.500013E+11. I am looking to format the column for future pastes. I know if you type the ' will work but how can I format that in the column for future pastes? |
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15+ Number Format
I understand you said *PRE*. I pre formatted the entire column and I even
opened a new worksheet and pre formatted a column, copied my number (it is an ebay item #), pasted it to the *PRE* formatted column and still got the weird #!! "Ragdyer" wrote: I said *PRE*-format, *PRE* meaning BEFORE entry, *not* after. You said: <<<"I am looking to format the column for *future* pastes." FUTURE means *not already* existing data! Try it that way - PRE-formatting. -- HTH, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "KB" wrote in message ... That didn't work. Formatting the column cells to text reverting all the numbers I already changed back to the 2.500013E+11 number. "Ragdyer" wrote: Pre-format the column to 'Text'. -- HTH, RD -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - "KB" wrote in message ... I understand anything over 15 #'s is too large and I know how to change it, but I can only do it for the present numbers in a column. Any future numbers I paste into the column keeps reverting to something like 2.500013E+11. I am looking to format the column for future pastes. I know if you type the ' will work but how can I format that in the column for future pastes? |
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15+ Number Format
Try copying to 'Notepad' first, to remove any imbedded characters or
formats, and then try copying to XL. OR, Could you try 'importing' instead of copying. The Import wizard allows you to set certain formatting to the data to be imported. -- Regards, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "KB" wrote in message ... I understand you said *PRE*. I pre formatted the entire column and I even opened a new worksheet and pre formatted a column, copied my number (it is an ebay item #), pasted it to the *PRE* formatted column and still got the weird #!! "Ragdyer" wrote: I said *PRE*-format, *PRE* meaning BEFORE entry, *not* after. You said: <<<"I am looking to format the column for *future* pastes." FUTURE means *not already* existing data! Try it that way - PRE-formatting. -- HTH, RD -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - "KB" wrote in message ... That didn't work. Formatting the column cells to text reverting all the numbers I already changed back to the 2.500013E+11 number. "Ragdyer" wrote: Pre-format the column to 'Text'. -- HTH, RD -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - "KB" wrote in message ... I understand anything over 15 #'s is too large and I know how to change it, but I can only do it for the present numbers in a column. Any future numbers I paste into the column keeps reverting to something like 2.500013E+11. I am looking to format the column for future pastes. I know if you type the ' will work but how can I format that in the column for future pastes? |
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