numbers
 

when i enter 1-1 it keeps going to the date I'd rather it not do that how do
i stop it?

numbers
 

Enter this as '1-1 into a cell which will format that as text..

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Jacob Skaria


"Kristen" wrote:

when i enter 1-1 it keeps going to the date I'd rather it not do that how do
i stop it?

numbers
 

If you have similar information to be entered into an entire column; select
the column..Right click..Format Cells..as Text before you start entering the
data//
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Jacob Skaria


"Kristen" wrote:

when i enter 1-1 it keeps going to the date I'd rather it not do that how do
i stop it?

numbers
 

hi
perhaps you forgot to mention that you can preceed the input with an
apostrophe and accomplich the same thing.

regards
FSt1

"Jacob Skaria" wrote:

If you have similar information to be entered into an entire column; select
the column..Right click..Format Cells..as Text before you start entering the
data//
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Jacob Skaria


"Kristen" wrote:

when i enter 1-1 it keeps going to the date I'd rather it not do that how do
i stop it?

numbers
 

No dear, the initial post was about apostrophe..
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Jacob Skaria


"FSt1" wrote:

hi
perhaps you forgot to mention that you can preceed the input with an
apostrophe and accomplich the same thing.

regards
FSt1

"Jacob Skaria" wrote:

If you have similar information to be entered into an entire column; select
the column..Right click..Format Cells..as Text before you start entering the
data//
--
If this post helps click Yes
---------------
Jacob Skaria


"Kristen" wrote:

when i enter 1-1 it keeps going to the date I'd rather it not do that how do
i stop it?