How do I prevent the cell from changing the number I enter?

L

Littlestar29

Everytime I enter a number (18 digits) into the cell it changes it to a
different number. I've tried changing the number format in the formatting
menu and that didn't solve it (went into Format, Cells, Number and selected 0
decimal places). Does anyone know how to fix this?
 
J

Jacob Skaria

OR Format the cells/column as text. Right click>Format cells>Select
Text...before entering the number...
 
G

Gord Dibben

Excel has only 15 digits of precision.

After 15 digits it will replace with zeros.

See other replies for workarounds.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
 

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