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Windmiller



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 3:33 pm    Post subject: Google Spreadsheets Reply with quote

I am using Google Spreadsheets and it wont allow sspecs with the SK prefix along with a 0.

SO SK086 ends up as Sk 86. I have tried removing validation and changing validation but still no go.

Does anyone else know how to get around this?
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 3:56 pm    Post subject: Re: Google Spreadsheets Reply with quote

Windmiller wrote:
I am using Google Spreadsheets and it wont allow sspecs with the SK prefix along with a 0.

SO SK086 ends up as Sk 86. I have tried removing validation and changing validation but still no go.

Does anyone else know how to get around this?


It must have to do with what format the data in the column is as default setting. Probably is formated as numbers not text. When you enter 086 it formats it as 86 since 086 is the same as 86.

Try to format it as "Plain text" using the button marked "123" in the toolbar. That worked when i tried in a new document.

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Windmiller



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 4:06 pm    Post subject: Re: Google Spreadsheets Reply with quote

Cpuswe wrote:
Windmiller wrote:
I am using Google Spreadsheets and it wont allow sspecs with the SK prefix along with a 0.

SO SK086 ends up as Sk 86. I have tried removing validation and changing validation but still no go.

Does anyone else know how to get around this?


It must have to do with what format the data in the column is as default setting. Probably is formated as numbers not text. When you enter 086 it formats it as 86 since 086 is the same as 86.

Try to format it as "Plain text" using the button marked "123" in the toolbar. That worked when i tried in a new document.


Thanks Thomas! I looked everywhere and somehow overlooked that.
Yes, if you change to plain text it works...whew
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 4:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

and usually you can add a tick infront of it and it will override number formatting

like 'SK086

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