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I am trying to write 3/467 in Numbers. It always automatically changes this to 3/67, which seems to be a date.
I have tried to find a setting that will allow me to keep the text I type and not change it, but I can not find any way to stop this "feature" stuffing up my work.
Any ideas?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13
This happens automatically because by default the Data Format of a cell is set to "Automatic".
Two solutions to avoid the "automatic behaviour":
Paul.
This happens automatically because by default the Data Format of a cell is set to "Automatic".
Two solutions to avoid the "automatic behaviour":
Paul.
writing numbers in Numbers
