cells changing from number to date

I am putting a number in a cell, then tabbing to the next cell, the previous
cell changed from a number to a date. How do I keep the number there?

What are you inputting, a fraction?if so, format as # ??/??

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"mwhite@srgmac.com" <mwhite@srgmac.com@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> I am putting a number in a cell, then tabbing to the next cell, the
previous
> cell changed from a number to a date. How do I keep the number there?