I just tried it with mine and it worked fine. I highlighted the outside upper corner border cell so the entire sheet was selected. Next went to Format, Cells and selected text. Went back and put in the 25E5 and it stayed just as that.
Using MS Excel 97 SR-1 Keith Thompson Jeff Dougherty wrote: > > Hello, > I am still having trouble with this stupid Excel program. > I am using the same template I have been using for some time, with minimal > trouble. > I can highlight all the cells, choose to make them all general or text..and this > should work. > I try to place "25E5 " in a cell, any cell, and it changes to 2500000 or 2.50E+06 > I choose paste special, then choose text and I can not get it to keep 25E5 . > I guess the best thing to do is move to MS Works database, but I would rather > figure out how to decide if I want these special formulas or not (which I don't.) > You folks have tried to help before, but nothing seems to work. > Jeff > > Jeff Dougherty > Intrepid Video & Electronics Be careful of your thoughts. > 501 Luther Rd They may become your words > Harrisburg, PA 17111 any moment. -- Keith Thompson, Worthington, OH Home Web Page: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~kthompson/ Genealogy Web Page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kthompson Blessed are the young, let them inherit the national debt ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
