Cells formatted for general and text show scientific format

[Gary]

I am working on an Amazon.com shipping confirmation
upload. The workbook is downloaded from amazon.com. When
I enter the Order Item ID number which is 14 characters,
it displays in scientific format. I have tried general,
number and text formats. Number format works if there is
no leading zero but general and text do not.

 

[Gary Brown]

- Are you formatting the column for Order Item ID number
before entering the data? That should solve the problem.
- If you are formatting after entering the data, selecting
F2 (Edit) in a cell will then put that cell into the
correct text format (except for leeding -0-s which would
would have to then add.
HTH,
Gary