For John, et al. Re Combining Columns (previous post)
 

Hi,

Using Excel 2007

Have a spreadsheet that I copied from elsewhere, that I want to modify a
bit.

In one column are GMT times expressed as 4 digits.
e.g., 0000, 2130, etc.

I want to combine (as in my previous post) these times with another column.
No problem, as John's suggestion works fine.
But:

I can't get it to accept the 4 digits of: 0000

It keeps changing them to just a single digit: 0

I tried formatting the column as text, general, and a number, but the
same thing.

Any thoughts why it changes ?

How do I get it to accept, keep, and work with, all four zeros ?
(I thought that defining the whole column as text would do it, but
apparently not)

Thanks,
Bob

For John, et al. Re Combining Columns (previous post)
 

HI Bob
Not sure if that will work but try it =TEXT(A1,"0000")
HTH
John
"Bob" wrote in message
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Hi,

Using Excel 2007

Have a spreadsheet that I copied from elsewhere, that I want to modify a bit.

In one column are GMT times expressed as 4 digits.
e.g., 0000, 2130, etc.

I want to combine (as in my previous post) these times with another column.
No problem, as John's suggestion works fine.
But:

I can't get it to accept the 4 digits of: 0000

It keeps changing them to just a single digit: 0

I tried formatting the column as text, general, and a number, but the same
thing.

Any thoughts why it changes ?

How do I get it to accept, keep, and work with, all four zeros ?
(I thought that defining the whole column as text would do it, but apparently
not)

Thanks,
Bob

For John, et al. Re Combining Columns (previous post)
 

You should stay in your original post. perhaps
=a1&text(b1,whateverformatdesired)

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Don Guillett
Microsoft MVP Excel
SalesAid Software

"Bob" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Using Excel 2007

Have a spreadsheet that I copied from elsewhere, that I want to modify a
bit.

In one column are GMT times expressed as 4 digits.
e.g., 0000, 2130, etc.

I want to combine (as in my previous post) these times with another
column.
No problem, as John's suggestion works fine.
But:

I can't get it to accept the 4 digits of: 0000

It keeps changing them to just a single digit: 0

I tried formatting the column as text, general, and a number, but the same
thing.

Any thoughts why it changes ?

How do I get it to accept, keep, and work with, all four zeros ?
(I thought that defining the whole column as text would do it, but
apparently not)

Thanks,
Bob

For John, et al. Re Combining Columns (previous post)
 

Bob,
Try and put an apostrophe before the leading zero (i.e. in the cell '0000).
This forces text and stops excel automatically trying to determine formats.
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"Bob" wrote:

Hi,

Using Excel 2007

Have a spreadsheet that I copied from elsewhere, that I want to modify a
bit.

In one column are GMT times expressed as 4 digits.
e.g., 0000, 2130, etc.

I want to combine (as in my previous post) these times with another column.
No problem, as John's suggestion works fine.
But:

I can't get it to accept the 4 digits of: 0000

It keeps changing them to just a single digit: 0

I tried formatting the column as text, general, and a number, but the
same thing.

Any thoughts why it changes ?

How do I get it to accept, keep, and work with, all four zeros ?
(I thought that defining the whole column as text would do it, but
apparently not)

Thanks,
Bob
.

For John, et al. Re Combining Columns (previous post)
 

Another solution
Format cells as Number Custom 0000

That is Four zero's - that will force the 0 to show up as 0000 - it will
also force 123 to be 0123.

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"Bob" wrote:

Hi,

Using Excel 2007

Have a spreadsheet that I copied from elsewhere, that I want to modify a
bit.

In one column are GMT times expressed as 4 digits.
e.g., 0000, 2130, etc.

I want to combine (as in my previous post) these times with another column.
No problem, as John's suggestion works fine.
But:

I can't get it to accept the 4 digits of: 0000

It keeps changing them to just a single digit: 0

I tried formatting the column as text, general, and a number, but the
same thing.

Any thoughts why it changes ?

How do I get it to accept, keep, and work with, all four zeros ?
(I thought that defining the whole column as text would do it, but
apparently not)

Thanks,
Bob
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