Leading 0 of the phone number in Excel is deleted

I created a list of contacts using Excel. But I found a problem with the display of a phone number leading zero. When you enter "090", the result becomes "90". Why?

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If no leading zeros are displayed, the result is not a correct phone number.           How can I show zero? First, I'll tell you why you didn't show a leading zero. Excel can handle two types of numbers: The numbers used for calculations and the numbers that are treated as text.

Well.           Where is the difference? In calculations, 090 and 90 are treated as equals. Therefore, Excel cannot differentiate between "090-080" and "90-80".

They are all numbers, but they can't be added or deleted for phone numbers, right? That's why we have to specify whether the number is for calculation or text.

Now I get it.           Because Excel treats these numbers as numbers for calculation, no leading zeros are displayed. That's true. All you have to do is remind Excel that these numbers should actually be treated as text.

Tell me how to operate. There are two main methods. First, let me tell you a simple method. You can hyphenate a phone number, or you can insert an apostrophe (') at the beginning of the phone number. That way, Excel will recognize these numbers as text.

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I know. As has been said, you may not want to hyphenate the phone number. Adding apostrophes to all the phone numbers is a tedious process. Then another method is very convenient.

Select the cell that contains the phone number, and then click the right mouse button. From the menu that appears, click Format Cells .

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After the format Cells window is displayed, click the Number tab and select text in categorize .

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Complete.

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The phone number entered before this setting takes effect is processed as a numeric number, and its leading zeros are removed. Therefore, you will then need to add a leading zero. However, after you complete this setting, the number you enter will have a leading zero. I recommend that you format the cells first before you start typing the phone number.

What is a small green triangle in the upper-left corner of the cell?

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Click the cell.

You can see this display of

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Error icon? If you click the icon, the " number stored as text " error is displayed, but don't worry. You can ignore this error without any problems.

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However, if you do not want to display this error, click Error Checking Options , and deselect the number in text format or the number preceded by an apostrophe option. Finally, click OK .

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Oh! The green triangle is gone!

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Oh! The green triangle is gone!

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Very good. Excel aligns the values to the right and aligns the text to the left. You can differentiate between numbers and text by checking their alignment