Im in excel and it will not let me type what i need?
 

I'm in excel and i need to put 1-30 and it automatically puts 30Jan when i go
to the next cell and can i change that?

Im in excel and it will not let me type what i need?
 

Janet, format the cell as text first or put a ' in front of it, it want show

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"janet_michelle" wrote in message
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I'm in excel and i need to put 1-30 and it automatically puts 30Jan when i
go
to the next cell and can i change that?

Im in excel and it will not let me type what i need?
 

Preformat the cell as text, then type the entry
or
start your entry with an apostrophe: '1-30



janet_michelle wrote:

I'm in excel and i need to put 1-30 and it automatically puts 30Jan when i go
to the next cell and can i change that?

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Dave Peterson

Im in excel and it will not let me type what i need?
 

Change the format of the cell to Text.

Format - Number - Text (From category)

Hope this will clear your doubt.

Regards,
Soundar.

"janet_michelle" wrote:

I'm in excel and i need to put 1-30 and it automatically puts 30Jan when i go
to the next cell and can i change that?