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Whenever you want the numbers to be treated as text instead of numbers. Some examples are phone number, credit card numbers, and zip codes. A zip code can be a problem if you enter it as a number, because Excel will drop the leading zero from a zip code if the cell is formatted for a number. 09173 becomes 9173; not the same thing.
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What are the three types of information you can enter into cells?
text, numbers, and formulas
A rectangle where you can enter text numbers or formulas?
A cell.
What is alphanumeric or text database?
A field of this data type will accept both numbers and text. The alphanumeric keys are the part of the deyboard that looks like a typewriter. When to use - it you want to enter text, or a mixture of text and numbers. When NOT to use - if you want to store only munbers, or only dates. You can enter numbers or dates into text fields but they would get sorted as if they were words and could not easily be used for any calculations.
What text numbers sounds images entered to be processed?
enter
What allows you to enter calculate manipulate and analyze data such as numbers and text?
Worksheets allow users to enter, calculate, manipulate, and analyze data such as numbers and text. Worksheets means the same as spreadsheets.
Used in a cell to enter numbers as text?
You use the apostrophe, like this: '55
Can text be entered in the formula bar?
Yes, you can type text into the Formula Bar.
What happens when you enter numbers in Text data type field?
Nothing much. They are called alphanumerics. Street addresses are alphanumerics. They are numbers, but not numbers you would typically want to use in calculations. They are just symbols like the alphabet and many others.
What happens when you enter numbers in a text data type field?
Nothing much. They are called alphanumerics. Street addresses are alphanumerics. They are numbers, but not numbers you would typically want to use in calculations. They are just symbols like the alphabet and many others.
What is Data in a cell - text or numbers?
It could be either; depending on what you enter. Generally, letters you type are automatically entered as text and numbers you type are entered as numbers. You can format a cell to treat numbers as numbers or as text. A common reason why you want to format numbers as text is for a field that holds zip codes. If you enter a zip code that starts with a zero (e.g. 09173), the number format will drop the leading zero and display only 9173 (which will not make the post office happy). If you format the cell as text, Excel will treat 09173 as a series of text characters and display the leading zero.
What data type should use if want a field to contain a combination of numbers and text?
A text field can contain both numbers and text, so that is what you would use.
What is a text in an Excel spreadsheet?
Text are characters not formatted as numbers. Usually they are letters, but sometimes numbers are formatted to be treated as text (unable to manipulate as numbers). An example would be to format zip codes as text, so you can display the leading zero.
