20 digit wont stop ending in zeros

[bumble78]

I am trying to enter a 20 digit number into one cell but it keeps
turning the last 5 numbers to zeros. I have tried text, number,
currency, custom. Is there some trick that I should know excel just
hate me?

Thanks for any help,
Joe

 

[Dave Peterson]

Excel only keeps track of 15 significant digits.

If you want to treat the number as text, then pre-format the cell as Text or
start your entry with an apostrophe:

'12341234123412341234

 

[bumble78]

Thanks, the apostroy thing worked, the formating as text did not.
Thanks for your help.


Jo

 

[Dave Peterson]

Remember you have to pre-format the cell as Text.

Format the cell as text first, then type your long string of numbers.

(It's never failed for me.)