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pcor

Big number error
 

6018971032413880
That number is a big number but why is it if I try to chage the last zero to
a 3 while in Excel, the zero always comes back as soon as I hit ENTER

Thanks


Peo Sjoblom

Big number error
 
Look up specifications in Help and you'll find it's not an error, Excel have
15 digits of precision,
everything beyond that will be truncated. Assuming you have credit card
numbers or account numbers just precede any entry with an apostrophe or
pre-format the cells(s) as text


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Regards,


Peo Sjoblom


"pcor" wrote in message
...

6018971032413880
That number is a big number but why is it if I try to chage the last zero
to
a 3 while in Excel, the zero always comes back as soon as I hit ENTER

Thanks




pcor

Big number error
 
Thanks for that important info

"Peo Sjoblom" wrote:

Look up specifications in Help and you'll find it's not an error, Excel have
15 digits of precision,
everything beyond that will be truncated. Assuming you have credit card
numbers or account numbers just precede any entry with an apostrophe or
pre-format the cells(s) as text


--


Regards,


Peo Sjoblom


"pcor" wrote in message
...

6018971032413880
That number is a big number but why is it if I try to chage the last zero
to
a 3 while in Excel, the zero always comes back as soon as I hit ENTER

Thanks






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