For John, et al. Re Combining Columns (previous post)

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Bob

Hi,

Using Excel 2007

Have a spreadsheet that I copied from elsewhere, that I want to modify a
bit.

In one column are GMT times expressed as 4 digits.
e.g., 0000, 2130, etc.

I want to combine (as in my previous post) these times with another column.
No problem, as John's suggestion works fine.
But:

I can't get it to accept the 4 digits of: 0000

It keeps changing them to just a single digit: 0

I tried formatting the column as text, general, and a number, but the
same thing.

Any thoughts why it changes ?

How do I get it to accept, keep, and work with, all four zeros ?
(I thought that defining the whole column as text would do it, but
apparently not)

Thanks,
Bob
 
You should stay in your original post. perhaps
=a1&text(b1,whateverformatdesired)
 
Bob,
Try and put an apostrophe before the leading zero (i.e. in the cell '0000).
This forces text and stops excel automatically trying to determine formats.
 
Another solution
Format cells as Number Custom 0000

That is Four zero's - that will force the 0 to show up as 0000 - it will
also force 123 to be 0123.
 
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