Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated June 19, 2021)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
Figure 1. The View tab of the Options dialog box.
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2024-09-13 14:32:17
AMRV
We often work with insurance companies and their claim numbers sometimes start with "0". Excel was removing the zero which caused problems. There are a couple of ways to resolve that.
1. Set the cell "number" to text (my preference).
2. Add a space or a character (such as an apostrophe) before the number.
2021-06-19 18:00:08
Rohn S, MVP 2012-2018
Time to create a Ribbon equivalent
Ribbon: File menu > Options command > Advanced option > Display Options for this Workbook section > Show Zero in in cells that have zero value
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