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auto date annoying
how can you put information like this "19-2" in a field without it being
changed to a date format, I dont want dates. Al.... |
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sorry all
I've found it, Format as TEXT Al.... "Sproul" wrote: how can you put information like this "19-2" in a field without it being changed to a date format, I dont want dates. Al.... |
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Sproul wrote:
how can you put information like this "19-2" in a field without it being changed to a date format You can prefix the data entry with an apostrophe ('). I usually lack the foresight to format the cell as Text before entering the data. Changing to Text format after the fact results in a number, the internal value of Excel dates. |
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RIGHT, or just type a leading apostrophe before the string, which does the
same thing. Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 "Sproul" wrote: sorry all I've found it, Format as TEXT Al.... "Sproul" wrote: how can you put information like this "19-2" in a field without it being changed to a date format, I dont want dates. Al.... |
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