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I have formatted a number as 0.00" C/Mtres" and it returns the result
of #### because the column is too narrow.
If I don't want to make the column wider or reduce the size of the
font how do I fix this?

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Merge that cell with an adjacent one. Only other thing I can think of is to
change the formatting to something that fits in the cell.

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I have formatted a number as 0.00" C/Mtres" and it returns the result
of #### because the column is too narrow.
If I don't want to make the column wider or reduce the size of the
font how do I fix this?


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Although I should also mention I'm not a fan of using merged cells (except
occasionally for headers, but never for data). I've heard they can cause
other problems (particularly if you have macros that work with said data).


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I have formatted a number as 0.00" C/Mtres" and it returns the result
of #### because the column is too narrow.
If I don't want to make the column wider or reduce the size of the
font how do I fix this?


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That "change the formatting to something that fits in the cell" might be as
simple as selecting Format Cells, clicking the Alignment tab and placing a
checkmark in the "Shrink to fit" check box under the "Text control" section.

Rick


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Merge that cell with an adjacent one. Only other thing I can think of is
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change the formatting to something that fits in the cell.

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I have formatted a number as 0.00" C/Mtres" and it returns the result
of #### because the column is too narrow.
If I don't want to make the column wider or reduce the size of the
font how do I fix this?



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Rather than merging, you may wish to centre the content of that cell across
a group of cells.
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David Biddulph

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Although I should also mention I'm not a fan of using merged cells (except
occasionally for headers, but never for data). I've heard they can cause
other problems (particularly if you have macros that work with said data).


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I have formatted a number as 0.00" C/Mtres" and it returns the result
of #### because the column is too narrow.
If I don't want to make the column wider or reduce the size of the
font how do I fix this?




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