show 0 in front of number in Excel 0678

G

George

trying to enter a number that starts with a zero, and would like the zero to
stay. ie 0678
 
G

Gary''s Student

Two ways:

1. precede your entry with an apostrophe (single quote)
2. Format > Cells... > Number > Custom
0000

You can apply the second method to data already entered.
 
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