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Default how do i get excel to stop changing my input 5-9 to 9-May????

i keep entering in the numbers 5-9 and i tried with spaces, 5 - 9 and yet it
still changes it as if it's a date. I turned off the auto correction control
and it still does it. Please help.
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Hi, Molly;
Format Cells Number Text
Then enter 5-9.
Regards,
Ian.

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i keep entering in the numbers 5-9 and i tried with spaces, 5 - 9 and yet it
still changes it as if it's a date. I turned off the auto correction control
and it still does it. Please help.

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Enter an apostrophe first,
'5-9
OR
Pre-format the cells to Text.
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HTH,

RD

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i keep entering in the numbers 5-9 and i tried with spaces, 5 - 9 and yet

it
still changes it as if it's a date. I turned off the auto correction

control
and it still does it. Please help.


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format the cell as text.
On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 10:21:02 -0800, "molly"
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i keep entering in the numbers 5-9 and i tried with spaces, 5 - 9 and yet it
still changes it as if it's a date. I turned off the auto correction control
and it still does it. Please help.


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