when I type 01, it changes to 1 How do I get it to stay as typed?

Pre-format the cell as text or type in '01.

Alternatively if you always want to show two digits, custom format cell as 00

"teddyruth" wrote:

when I type 01, it changes to 1 How do I get it to stay as typed?

There are a couple of ways,

#1 - use Format | Cells | Custom
and type in 00
that's zero-zero. Now all numbers entered will have 2 digits, and if you
type in a single digit, the leading zero will even be added for you. Use as
many zeros as you plan on having digits.

#2 - format the cells as text.

#3 - like #2, ends up with numbers as text in the cell:
prefix each entry with an apostrophe (')

Others should come along with other methods also. But those are 3 quick ways.

"teddyruth" wrote:

when I type 01, it changes to 1 How do I get it to stay as typed?