Excel changing my numbers
 

I have a spreadsheet with a string of numbers in one column, once the numbers
get past a certain point they will either do (4.11248E+15) this or they will
round to the nearest number. It is imperative that I have these numbers
exactly the way that I put them in. Can someone help me asap???

Thanks!!
Liela

Excel changing my numbers
 

The numbers are so large they're displayed in scientific notation. You can
format the column as a text format and the numbers will be treated as text,
or if you prefer you can use an apostrophe prefix to convert the numeric
value to a text string ala Lotus 1-2-3.


--
Kevin Backmann


"Liela" wrote:

I have a spreadsheet with a string of numbers in one column, once the numbers
get past a certain point they will either do (4.11248E+15) this or they will
round to the nearest number. It is imperative that I have these numbers
exactly the way that I put them in. Can someone help me asap???

Thanks!!
Liela

Excel changing my numbers
 

Put them in as text. For numbers, Excel is limited to 15 significant
figures.
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David Biddulph

"Liela" wrote in message
...
I have a spreadsheet with a string of numbers in one column, once the
numbers
get past a certain point they will either do (4.11248E+15) this or they
will
round to the nearest number. It is imperative that I have these numbers
exactly the way that I put them in. Can someone help me asap???

Thanks!!
Liela

Excel changing my numbers
 

Problem is that when I format it as text it rounds the last number. Any
other ideas? Not sure how to covert the numeric value to a text string ala
Lotus 1-2-3.

"Kevin B" wrote:

The numbers are so large they're displayed in scientific notation. You can
format the column as a text format and the numbers will be treated as text,
or if you prefer you can use an apostrophe prefix to convert the numeric
value to a text string ala Lotus 1-2-3.


--
Kevin Backmann


"Liela" wrote:

I have a spreadsheet with a string of numbers in one column, once the numbers
get past a certain point they will either do (4.11248E+15) this or they will
round to the nearest number. It is imperative that I have these numbers
exactly the way that I put them in. Can someone help me asap???

Thanks!!
Liela

Excel changing my numbers
 

You have to format the cells as text *before* you put the data into the
cell.

As Kevin told you, you can convert the numeric value to a text string as you
type it in by preceding it with an apostrophe.
--
David Biddulph

"Liela" wrote in message
...
Problem is that when I format it as text it rounds the last number. Any
other ideas? Not sure how to covert the numeric value to a text string ala
Lotus 1-2-3.

"Kevin B" wrote:

The numbers are so large they're displayed in scientific notation. You
can
format the column as a text format and the numbers will be treated as
text,
or if you prefer you can use an apostrophe prefix to convert the numeric
value to a text string ala Lotus 1-2-3.


--
Kevin Backmann


"Liela" wrote:

I have a spreadsheet with a string of numbers in one column, once the
numbers
get past a certain point they will either do (4.11248E+15) this or they
will
round to the nearest number. It is imperative that I have these
numbers
exactly the way that I put them in. Can someone help me asap???

Thanks!!
Liela