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When I try to add numbers to a cell, they are converted to a date. How can I
correct this? I have the "general" numbers tab selected. (Excel 2007)
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Think you could either precede the entry with an apostrophe ('), or
pre-format the data entry col as text.
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When I try to add numbers to a cell, they are converted to a date. How can I
correct this? I have the "general" numbers tab selected. (Excel 2007)

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