scientific notation
After reformatting an entire column to carry numbers with leading zeros as
text (employee data), empty cells will revert to scientific notation when new data is input. How can I make text the default for all new data in a column? |
scientific notation
Enter an apostrophe before entering the data, the apostrophe does not print
or show up but tells excel that the contents is text. ie '012345 will show in the cell as 012345 with a green triangle in the corner with a message tht the cell is formatted as text or preceeded by an apostrophe. -- Saruman --------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Outgoing Mail Scanned By Norton Antivirus 2003 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "T.Reisz" wrote in message ... After reformatting an entire column to carry numbers with leading zeros as text (employee data), empty cells will revert to scientific notation when new data is input. How can I make text the default for all new data in a column? |
scientific notation
I appreciate the quick response.
I was aware of how to format for text for the individual cell and for an entire column, but wanted to format the column once, not at every new entry - it probably happened after I had closed the file and then reopened. Even though the entire column had been formatted to text, new entries would default to number format. After submitting my question, I created a custom formatting ( \0######). The \ keeps the leading 0 intact) and then created a template of the worksheet (the only way to save the custom format). There is a feature "Saruman" wrote: Enter an apostrophe before entering the data, the apostrophe does not print or show up but tells excel that the contents is text. ie '012345 will show in the cell as 012345 with a green triangle in the corner with a message tht the cell is formatted as text or preceeded by an apostrophe. -- Saruman --------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Outgoing Mail Scanned By Norton Antivirus 2003 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "T.Reisz" wrote in message ... After reformatting an entire column to carry numbers with leading zeros as text (employee data), empty cells will revert to scientific notation when new data is input. How can I make text the default for all new data in a column? |
scientific notation
If you format a column as text and then save that file as a normal excel
workbook (*.xls), the next time you open the workbook, that column should still be formatted as text. If you save as (say) a comma separated values file (*.csv), then all formatting will be lost and you'll experience that problem. T.Reisz wrote: I appreciate the quick response. I was aware of how to format for text for the individual cell and for an entire column, but wanted to format the column once, not at every new entry - it probably happened after I had closed the file and then reopened. Even though the entire column had been formatted to text, new entries would default to number format. After submitting my question, I created a custom formatting ( \0######). The \ keeps the leading 0 intact) and then created a template of the worksheet (the only way to save the custom format). There is a feature "Saruman" wrote: Enter an apostrophe before entering the data, the apostrophe does not print or show up but tells excel that the contents is text. ie '012345 will show in the cell as 012345 with a green triangle in the corner with a message tht the cell is formatted as text or preceeded by an apostrophe. -- Saruman --------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Outgoing Mail Scanned By Norton Antivirus 2003 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "T.Reisz" wrote in message ... After reformatting an entire column to carry numbers with leading zeros as text (employee data), empty cells will revert to scientific notation when new data is input. How can I make text the default for all new data in a column? -- Dave Peterson |
scientific notation
Yes, it should, but it doesn't, thus the question. Not dealing with .csv.
However, I've worked it out satisfactorily. Thanx "Dave Peterson" wrote: If you format a column as text and then save that file as a normal excel workbook (*.xls), the next time you open the workbook, that column should still be formatted as text. If you save as (say) a comma separated values file (*.csv), then all formatting will be lost and you'll experience that problem. T.Reisz wrote: I appreciate the quick response. I was aware of how to format for text for the individual cell and for an entire column, but wanted to format the column once, not at every new entry - it probably happened after I had closed the file and then reopened. Even though the entire column had been formatted to text, new entries would default to number format. After submitting my question, I created a custom formatting ( \0######). The \ keeps the leading 0 intact) and then created a template of the worksheet (the only way to save the custom format). There is a feature "Saruman" wrote: Enter an apostrophe before entering the data, the apostrophe does not print or show up but tells excel that the contents is text. ie '012345 will show in the cell as 012345 with a green triangle in the corner with a message tht the cell is formatted as text or preceeded by an apostrophe. -- Saruman --------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Outgoing Mail Scanned By Norton Antivirus 2003 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "T.Reisz" wrote in message ... After reformatting an entire column to carry numbers with leading zeros as text (employee data), empty cells will revert to scientific notation when new data is input. How can I make text the default for all new data in a column? -- Dave Peterson |
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