number entered in cell loses trailing zeros in formula bar

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GKeyedr

I am trying to copy numbers with number formatting (Ex:123.00 or 44.50) to
cells with text formatting. When I do this, the trailing zeros are lost
(123.00 becomes 123, and44.50 becomes 44.5). I have tried TEXT formatting
commands and the "Text To Columns" Wizard to no avail.
Gene
 
P

Pete_UK

You could use this formula in the cells where you want the text values
to appear:

=TEXT(A1,"0.00")

then copy down as required.

Hope this helps.

Pete
 
G

GKeyedr

Thanks for your reply, David. I guess I need to explain further. I have one
worksheet where the numbers I referred to are created by a formula. I need
to copy these numbers into another worksheet where all the cells are already
formatted as text.
Gene
 
G

GKeyedr

That did the trick! Thank you all so much!
Gene

David Biddulph said:
If you have created the text copy of numbers in your required format by a
formula like =TEXT(A1-B2,"#.00"), you can copy and paste special values into
the other sheet, and it won't lose the trailing zeroes.
 

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