How can I stop Excel from turning the number ranges I enter (eg 1.
 

I've been trying to put together a spreadsheet of addresses, so I need to be
able to include addresses that include number ranges - eg. 11-12 High Street
or 14-16 Main Road. The problem is that in the column in which I enter the
number part of the address, these kind of addresses keep getting turned into
dates - so 11-14 becomes Nov 14. How can I get these to display as I've
originally typed them?? Help would be much appreciated!

How can I stop Excel from turning the number ranges I enter (eg 1.
 

Hi!

You can either preformat the cells as TEXT or precede the entry with an
apostrophe, like this: '11-14. The apostrophe will not be displayed in the
cell.

Biff

"Jenny" wrote in message
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I've been trying to put together a spreadsheet of addresses, so I need to
be
able to include addresses that include number ranges - eg. 11-12 High
Street
or 14-16 Main Road. The problem is that in the column in which I enter the
number part of the address, these kind of addresses keep getting turned
into
dates - so 11-14 becomes Nov 14. How can I get these to display as I've
originally typed them?? Help would be much appreciated!