I need to place dashes in a cell without Excel trying to calculate

[TFSole]

This is what I want in a cell:

<---------

Help?

 

[NeonRedSharpie]

Not sure the issue. I can place <------- into a cell and if I place --------- into a cell it appends it with '-----.

Try placing a single quote [ ' ] in front of the text. That will force excel to see it as text.

 

[VoG]

Type

'-------

 

[TFSole]

Type

'-------

this worked perfectly.

thank you.