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MS Office Forum / Excel / New Users / September 2006A cell appears "######". What's this?
I write down a type, for example "55,000", which is by default a general type. From the menu Format, Cells, Number , I try to make it as an accounting type(in dollars), I press ok and then my type "55,000" disappears and appears a "#####" instead. What is this and how can I correct it? Thank you. Make the column wider, the "#####" means that there is not enough room to display the contents > I write down a type, for example "55,000", which is by default a general > type. From the menu Format, Cells, Number , I try to make it as an > accounting type(in dollars), I press ok and then my type "55,000" disappears > and appears a "#####" instead. What is this and how can I correct it? Thank > you. OR ... you could make your font *smaller*!  SignatureHTH, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Make the column wider, the "#####" means that there is not enough room to > display the contents [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > and appears a "#####" instead. What is this and how can I correct it? Thank > > you. It could mean a few things. 1. The columnwidth is too narrow to show the number. Widen the column or change the font size of that cell. Or change the numberformat to General. 2. You have a date/time in that cell and it's negative Don't use negative dates. If excel was helping you, it may have changed the format to a date. Change it back to General (or some other number format). If you need to see negative date/times: Tools|options|Calculation Tab|and check 1904 date system (but this can cause trouble--watch what happens to your dates and watch what happens when you copy|paste dates to a different workbook that doesn't use this setting) 3. You have a lot of text in the cell, the cell is formatted as Text. Format the cell as general. 4. You really have ###'s in that cell. Clean up that cell. 5. You have # in a cell, but it's format is set to Fill. Change the format (format|cells|alignment tab|horizontal box, change it to General. > I write down a type, for example "55,000", which is by default a general > type. From the menu Format, Cells, Number , I try to make it as an > accounting type(in dollars), I press ok and then my type "55,000" disappears > and appears a "#####" instead. What is this and how can I correct it? Thank > you. SignatureDave Peterson You sound like my dad. 99.999999999% of the time it's option 1 The post said it contained 55,000 As a sensible refence reply its correct - but no one on here reads posts before they throw a problem in Steve > It could mean a few things. > [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >> Thank >> you. Is this pointed at Dave only, or am I included in this, <<<"but no one on here reads posts before they throw a problem in">>> Either way, have *you* read the *subject* line? What do you think Dave's answer would accomplish when this thread becomes part of the archives? When someone is searching for assistance, they certainly *don't* read the message text, but *do* depend on the subject line, and who's to say that this someone's solution is not covered by Dave's suggestions. These groups are here to help everyone ... yesterday, today, *and* tomorrow! SignatureRegards, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- You sound like my dad. 99.999999999% of the time it's option 1 The post said it contained 55,000 As a sensible refence reply its correct - but no one on here reads posts before they throw a problem in Steve On Sat, 09 Sep 2006 22:04:06 +0100, Dave Peterson <petersod@verizonXSPAM.net> wrote: > It could mean a few things. > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >> Thank >> you. Not you as well. Point taken about archives. Steve ps your -- in the signature (in the middle of the post) caused the rest of the post to be cut from this replay :) > Is this pointed at Dave only, or am I included in this, > <<<"but no one on here reads posts before they throw a problem in">>> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > These groups are here to help everyone ... yesterday, today, *and* > tomorrow! RD, I totally agree with you. When I answer posts, I feel like including some good links (MS training/assistance etc.) to some basic materials, if I see appropriate. But, I always have this concern that the poster may feel "offended" because it is too basic. The truth is I think of all the other users doing research. By the way, I enjoyed Dave's writeup and I learned something even though I wasn't looking to solve a problem. It is good to be detailed. <<<"but no one on here reads posts before they throw a problem in">>> Not true, at least for me. I might not have done a search directly in the MS forum but I use Google and very often the posts from the MS forums show up. Dave knew that on Saturday I quoted from his post of *2004* about printing row numbers *only*. Cheers, Epinn Is this pointed at Dave only, or am I included in this, <<<"but no one on here reads posts before they throw a problem in">>> Either way, have *you* read the *subject* line? What do you think Dave's answer would accomplish when this thread becomes part of the archives? When someone is searching for assistance, they certainly *don't* read the message text, but *do* depend on the subject line, and who's to say that this someone's solution is not covered by Dave's suggestions. These groups are here to help everyone ... yesterday, today, *and* tomorrow! SignatureRegards, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- You sound like my dad. 99.999999999% of the time it's option 1 The post said it contained 55,000 As a sensible refence reply its correct - but no one on here reads posts before they throw a problem in Steve On Sat, 09 Sep 2006 22:04:06 +0100, Dave Peterson <petersod@verizonXSPAM.net> wrote: > It could mean a few things. > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >> Thank >> you. I understand the concept of archive, though I'd have thought the majority of OPs on here don't even read the posts from the day before. But the detail in Dave's answer is the only time ##### has got such a lengthy reply It's asked about, probably once a week I'll hangback next time. Steve > RD, > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > These groups are here to help everyone ... yesterday, today, *and* > tomorrow! > But the detail in Dave's answer is the only time ##### has got such a > lengthy reply Actually, I'm v.grateful that Dave P. and the many other regulars do take the trouble now and then to provide such comprehensive replies. This can only enrich & deepen the excel archives for the benefit of all, .. forever. SignatureMax Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- Not so. Dave wheels that reply out regularly <g> SignatureHTH Bob Phillips (replace somewhere in email address with gmail if mailing direct) <snip> But the detail in Dave's answer is the only time ##### has got such a lengthy reply <snip> Vroom, Vroom! > Not so. Dave wheels that reply out regularly <g> > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > <snip> SignatureDave Peterson I liked Dave's # 4 Never would have thought of that <g> SignatureMax Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- > Vroom, Vroom! > >> Not so. Dave wheels that reply out regularly <g> Hey, didn't you use that comment before? Or are you just wheeling out your standard messages???? <vbg> > I liked Dave's # 4 > Never would have thought of that <g> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > > >> Not so. Dave wheels that reply out regularly <g> SignatureDave Peterson I like Dave's #5. I have been trying to fill a cell all morning but couldn't remember how, even though I did it the other day. Glad that rereading Dave's post gave me the answer. Dave, forgot to tell you that your post is a sample of the kind of excellence that I (a new user) am looking for in an answer. Look forward to more "VROM," "VROM," or whatever ...... <g> Kudos to Dave! I have thanked the other experts separately under different circumstances. So, please don't feel left out. ;) Wonder if MS wants me to cut down my "thank you" posts to save storage? <g> I think appreciation is paramount. Epinn Hey, didn't you use that comment before? Or are you just wheeling out your standard messages???? <vbg> Max wrote: > I liked Dave's # 4 > Never would have thought of that <g> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >> > >> Not so. Dave wheels that reply out regularly <g> SignatureDave Peterson Glad you found some use to #5. And thanks for the thanks. > I like Dave's #5. I have been trying to fill a cell all morning but couldn't remember how, even though I did it the other day. Glad that rereading Dave's post gave me the answer. > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Dave Peterson SignatureDave Peterson Your dad sounds like a wise and generous person. > You sound like my dad. > 99.999999999% of the time it's option 1 [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > >> Thank > >> you. SignatureDave Peterson
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