In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Richard Detwiler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am using OOo 2.2, with Windows XP.
> In the Calc Help, it says the following, in part: > -------------- > There are various ways to enter integers starting with a zero: > Enter the number as text. The easiest way is to enter the number > starting with an apostrophe (for example, '0987). The apostrophe will > not appear in the cell, and the number will be formatted as text. > Because it is in text format, however, you cannot calculate with this > number. > -------------- > When I type in '0987 (using the key to the right of the semi colon as > the apostrophe), the apostrophe DOES appear in the cell. > Does anyone else experience this? Is there a different key I should be > using as the apostrophe? If you look in Tools>Autocorrect> Custom Quotes, do you have conversion of straight quotes to custom quotes set? If so, when you enter apostrophe+ number into the cell it is changed to custom quote+number and the quote appears in the cell. Turn the conversion off, and the number appears on its own R -- Richard Travers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Truro, Cornwall 01872 271125 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
