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Zip + 4 format column then must double click to change - why?
When I format a column to be zip + 4 or phone numbers, I must first
double-click the cell(s) then press enter for the change to show up. Why? |
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Zip + 4 format column then must double click to change - why?
Hello, dm!
You wrote on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:55:02 -0700: d When I format a column to be zip + 4 or phone numbers, I d must first double-click the cell(s) then press enter for the d change to show up. Why? Is that so? I just tried an experiment and set a column of 9 digit numbers to be formatted as Zip +4. The cells changed immediately. James Silverton Potomac, Maryland E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not |
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Zip + 4 format column then must double click to change - why?
Because your values in that cell isn't a number--it's text that's masquerading
as a number. One way to fix a bunch of cells is: select an empty cell edit|copy select the offending range edit|Paste special|Add and reformat it the way you want. dm wrote: When I format a column to be zip + 4 or phone numbers, I must first double-click the cell(s) then press enter for the change to show up. Why? -- Dave Peterson |
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Zip + 4 format column then must double click to change - why?
First copy a column of zip codes that has nine digit numbers and five digit
numbers. Paste it into another worksheet. Select Format, Special, zip + 4. Nothing happens. Double click one of the cells and the format will change. However, the five digits will appear as 0001-2345 rather than 12345. Is there any way around this? dm "dm" wrote: When I format a column to be zip + 4 or phone numbers, I must first double-click the cell(s) then press enter for the change to show up. Why? |
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Zip + 4 format column then must double click to change - why?
My column contains both five digit and nine digit zip codes so your method
doesn't work on both of them. Thanks for trying. dm "James Silverton" wrote: Hello, dm! You wrote on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:55:02 -0700: d When I format a column to be zip + 4 or phone numbers, I d must first double-click the cell(s) then press enter for the d change to show up. Why? Is that so? I just tried an experiment and set a column of 9 digit numbers to be formatted as Zip +4. The cells changed immediately. James Silverton Potomac, Maryland E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not |
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