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Old 07-04-2009, 04:02 PM
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hi guys can anyone tell me how i can convert a number such as 9.8343E back to a regular number such as 986264242 in excel and have it stay that way when i save it. for the life of me i cant figure it out!

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Right click -> Format cells -> Number (0 decimal places)
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