i'm trying to insert "11-21" but it keeps changing it to 21st Nov.
how do i stop it from doing tht?

You can preformat the cell as text
(Format|cells|Number tab|Text)
Then do the data entry

or start with a leading apostrophe:
'11-21



bpk wrote:

i'm trying to insert "11-21" but it keeps changing it to 21st Nov.
how do i stop it from doing tht?

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Dave Peterson