type in 4-7 changes to 38814
 

Help! I am typing into cells numbers like 0-3, 4-7, 8-15, 16-30 and the 4-7
& 8-15 turn into numbers like 38814 --- I have looked at the formatting and
it is the same as the 0-3, yet it automatically changes to something strange
like 38814 --- what is going on? Thanks!
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flojoe

type in 4-7 changes to 38814
 

Hi

Excel is interpreting the values as dates, and turning the result into
the serial number of that date (7th Apr and 15th Aug)

Either format the cells where you are entering the data as Text before
you start, or precede your entries with a single quote so that Excel
knows that they are text values and will not attempt the conversion.

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Regards

Roger Govier


"fkistner" wrote in message
...
Help! I am typing into cells numbers like 0-3, 4-7, 8-15, 16-30 and
the 4-7
& 8-15 turn into numbers like 38814 --- I have looked at the
formatting and
it is the same as the 0-3, yet it automatically changes to something
strange
like 38814 --- what is going on? Thanks!
--
flojoe

type in 4-7 changes to 38814
 

Excel thinks they're dates.
Precede the codes with an apostrophe. It will not show.

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten

"fkistner" wrote in message ...
| Help! I am typing into cells numbers like 0-3, 4-7, 8-15, 16-30 and the 4-7
| & 8-15 turn into numbers like 38814 --- I have looked at the formatting and
| it is the same as the 0-3, yet it automatically changes to something strange
| like 38814 --- what is going on? Thanks!
| --
| flojoe

type in 4-7 changes to 38814
 

Excel thinks you are entering dates:


Use the single quote (apostrophe):

'4-7
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Gary's Student


"fkistner" wrote:

Help! I am typing into cells numbers like 0-3, 4-7, 8-15, 16-30 and the 4-7
& 8-15 turn into numbers like 38814 --- I have looked at the formatting and
it is the same as the 0-3, yet it automatically changes to something strange
like 38814 --- what is going on? Thanks!
--
flojoe

type in 4-7 changes to 38814
 

Thank you --- you are a genius & saved me from pulling out all of my hair :)
Have a great day!
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flojoe


"fkistner" wrote:

Help! I am typing into cells numbers like 0-3, 4-7, 8-15, 16-30 and the 4-7
& 8-15 turn into numbers like 38814 --- I have looked at the formatting and
it is the same as the 0-3, yet it automatically changes to something strange
like 38814 --- what is going on? Thanks!
--
flojoe

type in 4-7 changes to 38814
 

Thank you --- I was going crazy! Have a great day!
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flojoe


"Gary''s Student" wrote:

Excel thinks you are entering dates:


Use the single quote (apostrophe):

'4-7
--
Gary's Student


"fkistner" wrote:

Help! I am typing into cells numbers like 0-3, 4-7, 8-15, 16-30 and the 4-7
& 8-15 turn into numbers like 38814 --- I have looked at the formatting and
it is the same as the 0-3, yet it automatically changes to something strange
like 38814 --- what is going on? Thanks!
--
flojoe

type in 4-7 changes to 38814
 

Thank you I was going crazy! Have a great day
--
flojoe


"Niek Otten" wrote:

Excel thinks they're dates.
Precede the codes with an apostrophe. It will not show.

--
Kind regards,

Niek Otten

"fkistner" wrote in message ...
| Help! I am typing into cells numbers like 0-3, 4-7, 8-15, 16-30 and the 4-7
| & 8-15 turn into numbers like 38814 --- I have looked at the formatting and
| it is the same as the 0-3, yet it automatically changes to something strange
| like 38814 --- what is going on? Thanks!
| --
| flojoe