You can Format the cell as text, (Right click the cell, 'Format Cells'
'Number' check 'Text') before you enter the value, or prefix the number
with '
like '015472. The ' will show in the formula bar, but not in the cell. Note
that if you do this the number will be text, not a true number and certain
functions may not behave as expected.
Regards,
Alan.
"sphilip" wrote in message
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when i type in 00098 & ENTER or TAB the 000 disappears & only 98 appears.
How
do i get all of 00098 to appear.

we use excel 2000.

cheers