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Default enter numeric value starting with zero

On assigning numeric value starting with zero , the value is shown without
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I want to show zero in front of the assign value only in those values where
zero is given.
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Default enter numeric value starting with zero

Just format the cell as Text and enter try to enter the value

Select the range and do Right Click and select Format
CellsNumberCategoryText and give ok.

Otherwise before entering the value in a cell type ' and enter your Zero
value numbers.

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On assigning numeric value starting with zero , the value is shown without
zero.

I want to show zero in front of the assign value only in those values where
zero is given.

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Default enter numeric value starting with zero

Another possibility is to custom format the cell with format code e.g.
"000000". This works if you want to display numbers with a fixed length, in
my example 6 characters. E.g. 123 will be displayed like 000123, 4567 like
004567, etc.

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€˛Ms-Exl-Learner€¯ ezt Ć*rta:

Just format the cell as Text and enter try to enter the value

Select the range and do Right Click and select Format
CellsNumberCategoryText and give ok.

Otherwise before entering the value in a cell type ' and enter your Zero
value numbers.

If this post helps, Click Yes!

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On assigning numeric value starting with zero , the value is shown without
zero.

I want to show zero in front of the assign value only in those values where
zero is given.

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"Prasoon" wrote:
On assigning numeric value starting with zero , the value
is shown without zero.

I want to show zero in front of the assign value only in those
values where zero is given.


If you want to use the value as a number, you could format the individual
cell with a custom format with the correct number of digits of the form
000000 (for a 6-digit number).

Of course, that's a manual operation.

However, if the value is never uses a number (e.g. never used in an
arithmetic expression), it would be better to prefix the value with an
apostrophe or, if you have the benefit of forethought, format the cell as
Text before entering the value. If you are importing data, you can set the
column to be imported as Text instead of General.

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