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--- excel_tips [2012/05/31 11:39 (12 years ago)] – cliff
+++ excel_tips [2014/10/21 11:21 (10 years ago)] (current) – kevin
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 [[http://wiki.wws5.com/doku.php?id=videos:export_to_excel1006091610|Exporting report data to Microsoft Excel]]
-====== Leading Zero Problem in MS excel ======
+====== Leading Zero Problem in MS Excel ======
 Microsoft Excel will remove leading zeros when manipulating data in the Comma Seperated Values (CSV) format.  To prevent this from happening there are some steps that can be used to preserve the leading zeros as demonstrated in the following article.
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 ====== Excel Lookup to link data from 2 worksheets ======
-The following link will demonstrate how to merge to sheets of excel data that match using a unique value that is common to both sheets.  In the example we want category information to copy to the first sheet from the second using part number as our lookup value.
+The following link will demonstrate how to merge to sheets of Excel data that match using a unique value that is common to both sheets.  In the example we want category information to copy to the first sheet from the second using part number as our lookup value.
 [[http://wiki.wws5.com/doku.php?id=training:howtousealookupinexcelforaddingcategories0909301511|Category Merge using Excel]]
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 [[http://wiki.wws5.com/doku.php?id=faq:remove_character_excel_routine|Delete specific character in Excel]]
 ====== Barcode Fixing in Excel ======
+Sometimes you may need to fix up barcodes without a check digit. This excel routine can help with this problem.
 [[:faq:barcode_fix_routine_format_upc_11_12_digit_check_digit_checkdigit_excel]]
+Tip: placing a single quote (') into the front of a barcode might help prevent problems where excel converts it to a number and you lose leading 0's. Here is a sample formula for excel that will add a single quote (') to the start of your barcode field. It assumes the barcode is in column A and we are setting up the formula on row 2.
+<code>
+="'"&A2
+</code>