Hi Catherine, Additional to George's reply: > 1. How can I make it keep the 0 at the beginning? I thought > this would be something to do with format. But when I went > into the Format menu and pressed Enter on Cells, no dialog > appears and nothing seems to happen. Why is this? In this case, I'd say that you are still editing the cell - you need to press Enter to complete the edit before you go to the Format menu. Your cursor will have moved as a result, so you'll need to go back to the correct column or row before formatting. The representation you're hearing is the scientific or exponential notation. Hope this helps, -- Patricia Fraser Braille Development Techno-Vision Systems Ltd +44(0)1604 792 777 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq