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From: derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Excel Format to do Nothing?
Message-ID: <6248@crystal9.UUCP>
Date: 23 Apr 91 14:57:42 GMT
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Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Div., Arlington Heights, IL
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derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa) writes:

>I would like to format a cell so that
>no matter what data/text that I put into
>it, it will stay exactly as entered.

Well, I have gotten at least one solution,
place the following into a cell;

="string"  

A bit cumbersome but it works.  Any other solutions?
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