I am fairly new at using Excel - I am attempting to create a spreadsheet that includes vehicle information.... the Vehicle Title Numbers are seventeen digits - after I insert those numbers they appear to be calculated/converted in some way - the seventeen digit number is converted into the following: 5.74094E+15

If I double-click within that cell, then the number reverts back to the seventeen digit number I entered. Is there some way I can prevent the Title Number from being calculated/converted?

You can format the cells as Text prior to entering the numbers,
or precede each number with an apostrope (single quote).


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"WhiteHawk" wrote in message
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I am fairly new at using Excel - I am attempting to create a
spreadsheet that includes vehicle information.... the Vehicle
Title Numbers are seventeen digits - after I insert those numbers
they appear to be calculated/converted in some way - the
seventeen digit number is converted into the following:
5.74094E+15

If I double-click within that cell, then the number reverts back
to the seventeen digit number I entered. Is there some way I
can prevent the Title Number from being calculated/converted?

pls don't multipost

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"WhiteHawk" wrote in message ...
I am fairly new at using Excel - I am attempting to create a spreadsheet that includes vehicle information.... the Vehicle Title Numbers are seventeen digits - after I insert those numbers they appear to be calculated/converted in some way - the seventeen digit number is converted into the following: 5.74094E+15

If I double-click within that cell, then the number reverts back to the seventeen digit number I entered. Is there some way I can prevent the Title Number from being calculated/converted?

Go to Format - Cells - Chhose Numbers and make Decimals places to 0. Your
full number will be displayed.



"WhiteHawk" wrote:

I am fairly new at using Excel - I am attempting to create a spreadsheet that includes vehicle information.... the Vehicle Title Numbers are seventeen digits - after I insert those numbers they appear to be calculated/converted in some way - the seventeen digit number is converted into the following: 5.74094E+15

If I double-click within that cell, then the number reverts back to the seventeen digit number I entered. Is there some way I can prevent the Title Number from being calculated/converted?

Victor

Have you tried this with a 17 digit number?

Might be you should. You could be surprised by the result.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Wed, 4 May 2005 12:08:05 -0700, Victor Young <Victor
wrote:

Go to Format - Cells - Chhose Numbers and make Decimals places to 0. Your
full number will be displayed.



"WhiteHawk" wrote:

I am fairly new at using Excel - I am attempting to create a spreadsheet that includes vehicle information.... the Vehicle Title Numbers are seventeen digits - after I insert those numbers they appear to be calculated/converted in some way - the seventeen digit number is converted into the following: 5.74094E+15

If I double-click within that cell, then the number reverts back to the seventeen digit number I entered. Is there some way I can prevent the Title Number from being calculated/converted?

Gord,

Thanks for pointing this out. My solution works for numbers upto 15 digits.



"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Victor

Have you tried this with a 17 digit number?

Might be you should. You could be surprised by the result.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Wed, 4 May 2005 12:08:05 -0700, Victor Young <Victor
wrote:

Go to Format - Cells - Chhose Numbers and make Decimals places to 0. Your
full number will be displayed.



"WhiteHawk" wrote:

I am fairly new at using Excel - I am attempting to create a spreadsheet that includes vehicle information.... the Vehicle Title Numbers are seventeen digits - after I insert those numbers they appear to be calculated/converted in some way - the seventeen digit number is converted into the following: 5.74094E+15

If I double-click within that cell, then the number reverts back to the seventeen digit number I entered. Is there some way I can prevent the Title Number from being calculated/converted?