Bleep1673 1,445 Report post Posted October 6, 2019 When I enter a score in an excel spreadsheet it automatically changes the score to a date, as for instance last nights Toronto score is 24-6, Excel changes this to 24 June, how can I change this to 24-6? Quote Sex and Money are like Oxygen They're not important until you're not getting enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
getdownmonkeyman 281 Report post Posted October 6, 2019 I think, you need the cell format to text. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Futtocks 13,036 Report post Posted October 6, 2019 34 minutes ago, getdownmonkeyman said: I think, you need the cell format to text. What he said. Excel's trying to be helpful because it's detected a pattern that looks like a date, but in some cases, you have to take control. Quote "Men will be proud to say 'I am a European'. We hope to see a day when men of every country will think as much of being a European as of being from their native land." (Winston Churchill) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonyXIII 2,121 Report post Posted October 6, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, getdownmonkeyman said: I think, you need the cell format to text. Only partly right. In truth, it depends what you want to do with the score. If you just want to display it, getdown and futtocks are right - choose text as the cell format. However, if you want to do some maths - eg. calculate points difference or total points over the season - you need to enter the 'for' points and the 'against' points in separate cells, both formatted as number/integer. Edited October 6, 2019 by tonyXIII 1 Quote Rethymno Rugby League Appreciation Society Founder (and, so far, only) member. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
