Try this:
From the Excel main menu:
<tools><options><edit tab>
UNcheck: Fixed decimal places
Does that help?
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Regards,
Ron
XL2002, WinXP
> how do i stop excel from auto formatting whole numbers into decimals?
>
> example:
>
> input 3 --> excel would show 0.03
samo - 31 Jan 2007 23:32 GMT
ron, you are amazing!
thank you soooooo much.
> Try this:
>
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> > input 3 --> excel would show 0.03