Dealing with hidden apostrophes...
 

Hey guys. I started using Excel yesterday as an easy way to compile a
dictionary for the language Klingon, and it's been going well. My
problem is that Klingon uses the ' (apostrophe) as a letter, and has a
number of words beginning with the apostrophe. When entered into Excel,
however, Excel makes the first apostrophe invisible/chops it off.

My question is such: Is there any way to keep Excel from disappearing
the first apostrophe, or am I stuck doubling up on them just so I can
see them?

Noah

p.s. I don't have the Lotus thing on, I already checked that.


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Try adding an apostrophe in front of the apostophe. Excel looks to the first
apostophe for formating and the second apostrophe would be text.

"MavrikGandalf" wrote:


Hey guys. I started using Excel yesterday as an easy way to compile a
dictionary for the language Klingon, and it's been going well. My
problem is that Klingon uses the ' (apostrophe) as a letter, and has a
number of words beginning with the apostrophe. When entered into Excel,
however, Excel makes the first apostrophe invisible/chops it off.

My question is such: Is there any way to keep Excel from disappearing
the first apostrophe, or am I stuck doubling up on them just so I can
see them?

Noah

p.s. I don't have the Lotus thing on, I already checked that.


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