simple excel questions

[chelisek]

I have two simple questions:

I am trying to create a document using an excel spreadsheet format. I am trying to create a column that will contain numbers, just plain numbers as in account numbers for credit cards. When I formet the cell for a "number" it automatically changes the last number of my entry to 0 and/or it changes the format of a simple number entry to things like 4567+11 or other odd combinations. What am I doing wrong in the formatting process to not be able to enter a simple list ofnumbers like: 12345678

also: suddenly when I hit my tab key on my keyboard, it is automattcally bringing up the excel page I have been working on. This has not happened before. Normally I can use the tabl to tab through applicatins etc., but as of today, all my tab does is bring up my faulty excel page.

thansk for any help

[bigturtle]

I have two simple questions:

I am trying to create a document using an excel spreadsheet format. I am trying to create a column that will contain numbers, just plain numbers as in account numbers for credit cards. When I formet the cell for a "number" it automatically changes the last number of my entry to 0 and/or it changes the format of a simple number entry to things like 4567+11 or other odd combinations. What am I doing wrong in the formatting process to not be able to enter a simple list ofnumbers like: 12345678

Your "numbers" are actually text, since you are not performing computations on them. So type each one starting with a quote mark to make it text. Single quote will left-align the number in the cell, double quote will right-align it, ^ will center. Thus to right-align your sample number, type "12345678 (note: only the one quote at the beginning). This alignment can be changed later with an alignment command from the main menu.