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Formating pre-sets are all wrong
I've opened a new Excel document and all the formatting is wonky. If I type
a "1" it reverts to ".01". I change the format for a column for social security numbers, and it adds two zeros at the front: 123-45-6789 becomes 001-23-4567. I know I can set and re-set each column, but I don't have TIME to do fight with Excel over this! There must be something wrong with the way the defaults have been set. Can someone help me QUICKLY change things? I'm using Excel 2002 in Windows XP. |
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Hi
ToolsOptionsEdituncheck Fixed Decimal places -- Regards Roger Govier "ClaireView" wrote in message ... I've opened a new Excel document and all the formatting is wonky. If I type a "1" it reverts to ".01". I change the format for a column for social security numbers, and it adds two zeros at the front: 123-45-6789 becomes 001-23-4567. I know I can set and re-set each column, but I don't have TIME to do fight with Excel over this! There must be something wrong with the way the defaults have been set. Can someone help me QUICKLY change things? I'm using Excel 2002 in Windows XP. |
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Formating pre-sets are all wrong
Toolsoptionsedit, deselect fixed decimal places
-- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "ClaireView" wrote in message ... I've opened a new Excel document and all the formatting is wonky. If I type a "1" it reverts to ".01". I change the format for a column for social security numbers, and it adds two zeros at the front: 123-45-6789 becomes 001-23-4567. I know I can set and re-set each column, but I don't have TIME to do fight with Excel over this! There must be something wrong with the way the defaults have been set. Can someone help me QUICKLY change things? I'm using Excel 2002 in Windows XP. |
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Formating pre-sets are all wrong
<Tools <Options <Edit tab,
And *Uncheck* "Fixed Decimal Places". -- HTH, RD ================================================== === Please keep all correspondence within the Group, so all may benefit! ================================================== === "ClaireView" wrote in message ... I've opened a new Excel document and all the formatting is wonky. If I type a "1" it reverts to ".01". I change the format for a column for social security numbers, and it adds two zeros at the front: 123-45-6789 becomes 001-23-4567. I know I can set and re-set each column, but I don't have TIME to do fight with Excel over this! There must be something wrong with the way the defaults have been set. Can someone help me QUICKLY change things? I'm using Excel 2002 in Windows XP. |
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Formating pre-sets are all wrong
You guys rock! Thanks for the quick responses!
Claire |
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