> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Lewis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 8:48 AM
> On Wednesday March  28 2007 8:33 am, Kirill S. Palagin wrote:
> > Hello everybody.
> >
> > I am trying to change cell format from text to number 
> (Standard) and 
> > Calc adds leading ' to the cell contents.
> > How do make Calc not do this?
> > For example please see file 
> http://www.mytempdir.com/1273493 On first 
> > sheet r-click, cell I11, Format Cells, Numbers tab, change 
> from Text 
> > to Number (Standrd), OK -> Calc adds leading apostrophe.
> > Is there a way to avoid adding ' so that cell can be used in 
> > calculations?
> >
> > Thanks a lot.
> > WBR,
> > K. Palagin.
> 
> Search for .* and replace with &.  In the dialogue, press 
> "More Options", select "Regular Expressions" and "Search in Values".
> (I saved this method because it works with the Linux OOo 
> versions I use. It seems to work for windows versions also, 
> but there is a slightly simpler way also. I did not save what 
> will also work with
> windows.)
> 
> Dan

Thanks very much for the tip!
Is Calc's behavior is intended or should I file a bug (see
http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=users&msgNo=49899) ?

WBR,
K. Palagin.

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