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Hi there, I'm trying to enter time codes for a DAT tape in Excel and
everytime I do, it turns it into an actual time of day (am/pm). This is
screwing up my charts and I can't seem to turn it off. Help!?!
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Hi Amanda,

If you pre-format the cell as text (Format|Cells|Number Category), the entry will be stored as input.

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Hi there, I'm trying to enter time codes for a DAT tape in Excel and
everytime I do, it turns it into an actual time of day (am/pm). This is
screwing up my charts and I can't seem to turn it off. Help!?!
- Amanda

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Hi Amanda,

If you pre-format the cell as text (Format|Cells|Number Category), the entry will be stored as input.

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"Amanda" wrote in message ...
Hi there, I'm trying to enter time codes for a DAT tape in Excel and
everytime I do, it turns it into an actual time of day (am/pm). This is
screwing up my charts and I can't seem to turn it off. Help!?!
- Amanda





Awesome, thanks!
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Format to 24hr format, rather than 12hr format.
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Hi there, I'm trying to enter time codes for a DAT tape in Excel and
everytime I do, it turns it into an actual time of day (am/pm). This is
screwing up my charts and I can't seem to turn it off. Help!?!
- Amanda



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