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Default leading zeros when uploading a number from text file

I view and upload text files with a column of values that contain leading
zeros. I want to retain the leading zeros when I use Excel to view or store
this data. Any suggestions on how to turn off, Excel's elimination of the
leading zeros?
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Default leading zeros when uploading a number from text file

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I view and upload text files with a column of values that contain leading
zeros. I want to retain the leading zeros when I use Excel to view or
store
this data. Any suggestions on how to turn off, Excel's elimination of the
leading zeros?


Format the cells as text.
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