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formatting cells
I've tried to change to format of a cell to be general so that I can show for
example 10/35. The cell keeps reverting back to the date format. what do I need to do so that it shows exactly as i type it? |
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formatting cells
##/## as the custom format
-- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "lsmith" wrote in message ... I've tried to change to format of a cell to be general so that I can show for example 10/35. The cell keeps reverting back to the date format. what do I need to do so that it shows exactly as i type it? |
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I tried it, but it reduced the fraction to the lowest common denominator. How
do I make show exactly as typed? "Bob Phillips" wrote: ##/## as the custom format -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "lsmith" wrote in message ... I've tried to change to format of a cell to be general so that I can show for example 10/35. The cell keeps reverting back to the date format. what do I need to do so that it shows exactly as i type it? |
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formatting cells
Format the cell as text before you enter the data.
-- David Biddulph "lsmith" wrote in message ... I tried it, but it reduced the fraction to the lowest common denominator. How do I make show exactly as typed? "Bob Phillips" wrote: ##/## as the custom format "lsmith" wrote in message ... I've tried to change to format of a cell to be general so that I can show for example 10/35. The cell keeps reverting back to the date format. what do I need to do so that it shows exactly as i type it? |
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