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29*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski      <topic id="textscalcguideinteger_leading_zeroxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
30*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski         <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Entering a Number with Leading Zeros</title>
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35*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3147560"><bookmark_value>zero values; entering leading zeros</bookmark_value>
36*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski      <bookmark_value>numbers; with leading zeros</bookmark_value>
37*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski      <bookmark_value>leading zeros</bookmark_value>
38*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski      <bookmark_value>integers with leading zeros</bookmark_value>
39*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski      <bookmark_value>cells; changing text/number formats</bookmark_value>
40*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski      <bookmark_value>formats; changing text/number</bookmark_value>
41*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski      <bookmark_value>text in cells; changing to numbers</bookmark_value>
42*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski      <bookmark_value>converting;text with leading zeros, into numbers</bookmark_value>
43*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</bookmark><comment>UFI: inserted "converting;text to numbers"</comment><comment>mw changed "converting;" and deleted "numbers,changing..."</comment>
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47*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski      <section id="inttext">
48*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski         <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153194" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="55">There are various ways to enter integers starting with a zero:</paragraph>
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51*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski               <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3146119" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="56">Enter the number as text. The easiest way is to enter the number starting with an apostrophe (for example, <item type="input">'0987</item>). 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.</paragraph>
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54*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski               <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154013" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="57">Format a cell with a number format such as <item type="input">\0000</item>. This format can be assigned in the <emph>Format code</emph> field under the <emph>Format - Cells - Numbers</emph> tab, and defines the cell display as "always put a zero first and then the integer, having at least three places, and filled with zeros at the left if less than three digits".</paragraph>
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59*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski         <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153158" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="58">If you want to apply a numerical format to a column of numbers in text format (for example, text "000123" becomes number "123"), do the following:</paragraph>
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62*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski               <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149377" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="59">Select the column in which the digits are found in text format. Set the cell format in that column as "Number".</paragraph>
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65*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski               <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154944" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="60">Choose <emph>Edit - Find &amp; Replace</emph>
66*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski               </paragraph>
67*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski            </listitem>
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69*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski               <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154510" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="61">In the <emph>Search for</emph> box, enter <item type="input">^[0-9]</item>
70*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski               </paragraph>
71*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski            </listitem>
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73*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski               <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155068" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="62">In the <emph>Replace with</emph> box, enter <item type="input">&amp;</item>
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77*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski               <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149018" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="63">Check <emph>Regular expressions</emph>
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81*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski               <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156382" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="64">Check <emph>Current selection only</emph>
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85*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski               <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3146916" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="65">Click <emph>Replace All</emph>
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