How do stop the sheet from automaticly changing a text string into a date, when I paste into a cell? it is annoying...
How do stop the sheet from automaticly changing a text string into a date, when I paste into a cell? it is annoying...
format cells as text before pasting
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I tried that, but it keeps changing back for some reason. Is there a way I can disable the auto-formating? Or something like that.....
Paste Special as Text (after formatting the cell as text).
Alternately, before pasting, type ' and then paste
Either of these work for you?
Last edited by ChemistB; 07-13-2009 at 11:50 AM. Reason: clarification
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