Zip Codes Dropping Leading Zero

[GermanKeg]

An excel file that is imported into a mapping program drops the leading zero
in the zip code e.g. 02169 registers as 2169. I've tried formatting to zip
code and custom formatting, both for 5 digits. Nothing has worked. I've
noticed that even when this is done, the leading zero doesn't appear in the
excel formula bar.

Any thoughts on how to set up zip codes so that they can be imported with
the leading zero?

thx, craig

 

[Rich/rerat]

GermanKeg,
Have you tried formatting the column as Text?

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An excel file that is imported into a mapping program drops the leading zero
in the zip code e.g. 02169 registers as 2169. I've tried formatting to zip
code and custom formatting, both for 5 digits. Nothing has worked. I've
noticed that even when this is done, the leading zero doesn't appear in the
excel formula bar.

Any thoughts on how to set up zip codes so that they can be imported with
the leading zero?

thx, craig

 

[Robert Flanagan]

precede the zip code with a single quote when you type it in : '01234

If you have a lot to fix, a simple macro will fix - sort the cells by zip
and select only those to be fixed

Sub FixCells()
for each cell in selection
cell.value ="'0" & cell.value
next
end sub

Robert Flanagan
http://www.add-ins.com
Productivity add-ins and downloadable books on VB macros for Excel

 

[Sane]

precede the zip code with a single quote when you type it in : '01234

If you have a lot to fix, a simple macro will fix - sort the cells by zip
and select only those to be fixed

Sub FixCells()
    for each cell in selection
        cell.value ="'0" & cell.value
    next
end sub

Robert Flanaganhttp://www.add-ins.com
Productivity add-ins and downloadable books on VB macros for Excel








- Show quoted text -

I think this will work -
Select cells containing zip codes, right click, select format cells,
select custome & enter number five zeros