i type 041 in excel it becomes 41 i need to keep the 0. help?
M Mike Rogers Jul 12, 2007 #2 Format the cell as text or preceed your entry with an apostrophy. Mike Rogers
S sam23 Jul 12, 2007 #3 Thank you!! i never thought of formatting the cell as text...you are a genius!!!!
S steve_doc Jul 12, 2007 #4 Further to Mike's sugestion You could set a custom Format to include the leading 0 Select Cells - Format/Cells/Custom 0## Should work Depending on how large the number you are entering, above eg will work up to 100 0### will work up to 1000 etc HTH
Further to Mike's sugestion You could set a custom Format to include the leading 0 Select Cells - Format/Cells/Custom 0## Should work Depending on how large the number you are entering, above eg will work up to 100 0### will work up to 1000 etc HTH