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m d
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m d asked in Computers & InternetSoftware · 1 decade ago

How do you prevent auto formating on Excel?

I'm trying to do a season records so I have scores that read 1-1 and it auto formats to Jan-1.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Two ways...

    Put a single quote in front of your score e.g. '1-1

    or...

    Before you enter in your scores, select the cells and format them as Text.

    -Select the cells

    -Right-click on one of the selected cells

    -Select Format Cells

    -Select Text in the category list

    -OK

  • 4 years ago

    What you may desire to do is spotlight the cells you elect or the entire column in column B as an occasion. Then circulate to format, to Conditional Formatting. For difficulty a million you will exchange the alternative from "cellular cost Is" to "formula Is" and charm: =$A1="no". Then click the "format" button then the "varieties" tab and the colour you elect for "no". in case you elect it white for confident you ought to characteristic a difficulty by utilising clicking the "upload >>". persist with a similar steps from above, yet type: =$A1="confident". Then click the "format" button then the "varieties" tab and the colour you elect for "confident".

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