Format a cell to keep leading zeros.

[Guest]

I often deal with account numbers with leading zeros. When I place them in a
cell Excel automatically deletes the leading zeros. Is there a way to format
the cell to hold the zeros?

 

[Chip Pearson]

Use a custom number format of 000000 or as many zero as you need.


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[Guest]

Another approach is to use =FORMAT(A4,"0000000") which creates a string with
the correct number of leading zeros, rather than just displaying it in this
way.

Regards,
David Jessop

 

[Gord Dibben]

David

Excel has no FORMAT Function except in VBA.

I think you may have meant =TEXT(A4,"0000000")

This would leave the numbers as text and could not be readily used for
calculations.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 09:13:06 -0800, David Jessop <David

 

[Guest]

Hey Chip

I'm doing an upload that requires a "number" format. However, alot of the
numbers have leading zeroes. Is "custom" 0000 considered a "number"
formatted field.

 

[Odicus]

Put an Apostrophe (ie..'0001114) at the beginning. excel will the
treat your account number as text

Odi