Hi :) I like my answer in conjunction with Jay's but i have a feeling that Cor's Extension (as given by Tinkerer in another thread and quoted&copied below) is better. Regards from Tom :) Jay Lozier wrote
On 04/13/2013 07:53 AM, Tom Davies wrote:Hi :) Errr, you could format the cell as a text cell, perhaps just by typing in '10/30 The ' mark lets Calc know the cell is text. Unfortunately i think that means the 10/30 can't be used in formulas! :( Btw Excel does the same thing jic you were wondering. Regards from Tom :)Tom, If a1 has '10/30 entered the work around is to use value(a1) in any formula that requires a1 to be a number. -- Jay Lozier
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Tinkerer wrote
The extension by Cor Nouws, CT2N, "Convert Text 2 Numbers" is ideal and quick. Paste, then click on the icon in the toolbar and it is done. Wherever there is a number prefixed by ' the ' will be removed. Nothing else will be changed and your sheet looks exactly the same. Here is the link http://extensions.libreoffice.org/extension-center/ct2n-convert-text-to-number-and-dates
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