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Is is possible to have excel show an apostrophe / single quote in cell. I
know you can use it to force text, however, I would like the character to display in the cell. Ex. Cell displays Hg and I would like it to display 'Hg' Thanks, Chad |
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Hi Chad,
Yes, it is possible to display an apostrophe/single quote in a cell in Excel. Here's how you can do it:
The apostrophe will now be displayed in the cell along with the text. If you want to display the apostrophe in a formula, you can use the Formula:
The apostrophe will now be displayed in the cell along with the text.
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Type this ''Hg' (all three are single quotes)
the first one is what forces excel to show the text exactly as you type it, so the rest will be what is visible. Thanks -- Just a fellow Excel user here to help when I can..... "Beans" wrote: Is is possible to have excel show an apostrophe / single quote in cell. I know you can use it to force text, however, I would like the character to display in the cell. Ex. Cell displays Hg and I would like it to display 'Hg' Thanks, Chad |
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start your text with a pair of single quotes and it your text with one single
quote. -- Gary''s Student - gsnu200767 "Beans" wrote: Is is possible to have excel show an apostrophe / single quote in cell. I know you can use it to force text, however, I would like the character to display in the cell. Ex. Cell displays Hg and I would like it to display 'Hg' Thanks, Chad |
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