How to show a leading 0 in a cell.

[Guest]

I can't remember the tip of how to show a leading zero in a cell. For
instance a zip code of 01234. I know there's a key you can hit and the zero
will show and not disappear when you go to the next cell.

Anyone know it?

 

[Don Guillett]

use text or ' before puttin in or format as 00000000000 (as many as you want
to show)

 

[Gord Dibben]

Patty

Precede the 01234 with an apostrophe which won't show in the cell but will
retain the 0.

Note, this will be a text value, not a real number for the purposes of
arithmetical calculations.

If you need 01234 for show and 1234 as a number, custon format to 00000.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP