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    Trying to format a crosstable for football results but have come across an annoying problem.

    When I enter a result (3-1 for example) it keeps coming up in date format (03-Jan). If I right-click, then format cells and change number to general it then comes up as 39540. Even when I change to 3-1 then it comes back up as 03-Jan and the format has changed back to what it was before.

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    Will changing the cell to Text work ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheBoss View Post
    Will changing the cell to Text work ?
    That did the trick. Nice one Boss, cheers.

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    If you're going to run stats from it, try using two seperate cells for each teams' score
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    What Dodge said.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dodge View Post
    If you're going to run stats from it, try using two seperate cells for each teams' score
    Only stats I would be using would be a table. Is it possible to format the table so by just entering the results the table will form?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge View Post
    Only stats I would be using would be a table. Is it possible to format the table so by just entering the results the table will form?
    I'm sure it is, but it would be very complicated. Far beyond my capabilities.

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    Or enter '3-1 - ie put a an apostrophe before what you want to enter as text
    (but I'd agree with Dodge, gives you more flexibility in the future)

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    dman i have this done using vlookup so when you put in the results it updates the table automatically hold on let me show you ill upload.

    all i ask is that if you update it can you let me know and send it back to me as i would like to get it to a really good point but unfortunately haven't had time to do it since

    its actually for Gaelic football but the same thing applies( i was asked to do it for a friend ). let me know if you want it and if you do ill upload it.
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    Another excel question.

    How do you make one or more columns and cells stay in the same place while you scroll through other ones? Like this for example.
    http://www.stigonline.com/ucd/appearances.xls

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    Go to Windows->Split

    Select where you want the headings to stay where they are and then go back to Windows and now select Freeze Panes

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    Cheers.

    Is it possible to do it horizontally? That's what I need...

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    Alt W and F (Freeze I think). That's a tidier way of doing it. Wherever the cursor is, that's where the freeze goes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge View Post
    Cheers.

    Is it possible to do it horizontally? That's what I need...
    Don't know what I did but got that done now.

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