8-10 turns in 8 oct

[CJP]

how can I stop 8-10 turning into 8 oct in excel 2007 ?

 

[Pete_UK]

If you are typing this in, then add an apostrophe to the beginning,
i.e. type it as:

'8-10

and it will be treated as text.

Alternatively, pre-format the cell as text before you type it in.

Hope this helps.

Pete