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Default All data is converted to #####. Why?

I was using an Excel spreadsheet just fine until I hit a few keys (I'm not
sure what). Now, when I type in any data, as soon as I click in another area,
the data is converted to #####. Is this an option I can turn off? Thanks.
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Default All data is converted to #####. Why?

Make your column wider.
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I was using an Excel spreadsheet just fine until I hit a few keys (I'm not
sure what). Now, when I type in any data, as soon as I click in another area,
the data is converted to #####. Is this an option I can turn off? Thanks.

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Default All data is converted to #####. Why?

If the data are numbers, simply widen the column.

If the date are long text strings, re-format the cells as General


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I was using an Excel spreadsheet just fine until I hit a few keys (I'm not
sure what). Now, when I type in any data, as soon as I click in another area,
the data is converted to #####. Is this an option I can turn off? Thanks.


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