Number format changes while pasting into a cell

nischal4487

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Hi,
I am trying to paste a number 180204524303 from an email to an excel cell, however, whenever i try to do so , the the paste value appears as 1.80205E+11 . I understand I can do the paste special while pasting it , however, I cannot ask my client who uses the same sheet to do so everytime.Please let know if there is any format that i can change in the excel so when i paste the number, the actual number appears.

Many Thanks,
Nik
 

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it seems this number will not be used in any calculation so format cells/column as text (Alt+H, N, Text) then paste number
 
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Are you sure you re-typed the number after chaging the format settings?
 
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Are you sure you re-typed the number after chaging the format settings?
I am copying and pasting the number from an external source, i.e, from an email.

Steps I am following:-

1.Selecting the cell/column
2. Right click, format cells and "Text" and OK
3. Pasting the long number from an email
 
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I did what I said and
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maybe try exactly what I said
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Nischal, what version of Office and what email application do you use?
We might have to recreate the situation you're going through to figure out what's going on.
 
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