Bleep1673 975 Report post Posted October 6 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 Supporting Rugby League since 1971 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
getdownmonkeyman 269 Report post Posted October 6 I think, you need the cell format to text. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Futtocks 11,391 Report post Posted October 6 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 Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon. (Susan Ertz) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonyXIII 1,701 Report post Posted October 6 (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 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
