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How do I format a cell to show a leading zero?

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FormatCellNumber customized: \0#

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Format as text.

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How do I format a cell to show a leading zero?

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Three ways of doing this:

- Format the cell as text before you enter the data.
- Start the number with an apostroph (')
- Create a custom format like 000000,00 which will show the numbers with
alway 6 numbers before the comma.

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