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    <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Entering a Number with Leading Zeros</title>
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  <bookmark_value>zero values; entering leading zeros</bookmark_value>
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  <bookmark_value>leading zeros</bookmark_value>
  <bookmark_value>integers with leading zeros</bookmark_value>
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<h1 id="hd_id3147560"><variable id="integer_leading_zero"><link href="text/scalc/guide/integer_leading_zero.xhp">Entering a Number with Leading Zeros</link></variable></h1>

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<paragraph id="par_id3153194" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">There are various ways to enter integers starting with a zero:</paragraph>

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    <paragraph id="par_id3146119" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Enter the number as text. The easiest way is to enter the number starting with an apostrophe (for example, <item type="input">'0987</item>). The apostrophe will not appear in the cell, and the number will be formatted as text. Because it is in text format, however, you cannot calculate with this number.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3154013" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Format a cell with a number format such as <item type="input">\0000</item>. This format can be assigned in the <emph>Format code</emph> field under the <emph>Format - Cells - Numbers</emph> tab, and defines the cell display as "always put a zero first and then the integer, having at least three places, and filled with zeros at the left if less than three digits".</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3153158" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">If you want to apply a numerical format to a column of numbers in text format (for example, text "000123" becomes number "123"), do the following:</paragraph>

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    <paragraph id="par_id3149377" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Select the column in which the digits are found in text format. Set the cell format in that column as "Number".</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3154944" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Choose <emph>Edit - Find &amp; Replace</emph></paragraph>
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  <listitem>
    <paragraph id="par_id3154510" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">In the <emph>Find</emph> box, enter <item type="input">^[0-9]</item></paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3155068" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">In the <emph>Replace</emph> box, enter <item type="input">&amp;</item></paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3149018" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Check <emph>Regular expressions</emph></paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3156382" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Check <emph>Current selection only</emph></paragraph>
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  <listitem>
    <paragraph id="par_id3146916" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Click <emph>Replace All</emph></paragraph>
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