Entering Large Numeric Valuesĭo you know that you can only enter a numeric value that is 15 digits long in Excel? If you enter a 16 digit long number, it will change the 16th digit to 0. One common scenario where you might need this is when you’re working with large numbers – such as SSN or employee ids that have leading zeros. This way, you get exactly what you enter. While this is not an issue in most cases (as you wouldn’t leading zeros), in case you do need these then one of the solutions is to convert these numbers to text. Keeping Leading Zerosįor example, if you enter 001 in a cell in Excel, you will notice that Excel automatically removes the leading zeros (as it thinks these are unnecessary). Lets look at a couple of scenarios where having numbers creates issues for the users. But in some cases, having a number could actually be a problem.
When working with numbers in Excel, it’s best to keep these as numbers only.
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