How can I protect a cell so that an alpha character cannot be entered into a
numeric field?

Assuming your cursor is in Cell A1:
Use Data Validation.
From the top menu, select...
Data Validation Settings Allow
Select Custom
For 'Formula', put...
=ISNUMBER(A1) = TRUE
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Hope this helps.
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
Gary Brown


"Brazil" wrote:

How can I protect a cell so that an alpha character cannot be entered into a
numeric field?

Go to the Main Menu: Data: Validation. From there, you can set the
parameters on what can be entered into the cell as well as input and error
messages.

http://www.kan.org/tips/excel_validation.php
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"Brazil" wrote:

How can I protect a cell so that an alpha character cannot be entered into a
numeric field?

Select Data/Data Validation and select either whole number or decimal
from the list to restrict the cell to that type of content. You get to
set a min and max and can set up an input message (that appears when
the cell is selected - like a comment that responds to selection not
mouse position) and an error message.

On Jul 21, 1:48*pm, Brazil wrote:
How can I protect a cell so that an alpha character cannot be entered into a
numeric field?