a for tick

josvill2010

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Hi, I have an excel document where if I enter "a" it turns into a tick. What do I need to enter so the entry show as 'wip'
Many thanks for the helps guys

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Do you mean that if you enter the letter "a" you want to change that "a" to "wip"? If so, in which column are you entering the "a"?
 
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Hi Mumps,
When I enter a it comes up as a tick, which is right. if I enter 4 I get the playing sign
If I type WIP, what I get is very odd
Maybe I can remove the format to be able to type WIP
 
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Sounds like that column has the font set to Webdings
 
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Check the font type of the cell. If the font is "Webdings", the letter "a" will return a checkmark. Any other letter will return a different character. You can change the font to something like "Ariel" and then enter "WIP". If you must enter a letter "a" and return "WIP", that can be done with a macro. If that is what you want, please let me know and I will suggest one. I would need to know in which column you will be entering the "a".
 
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