Use the text format when you want all of a cell's content to be treated as text, even when it's a number. When a text format is applied to a cell, its value is displayed exactly as you type it.

To apply the text format:
  1. Select the cell or cells.

  2. Click Inspector in the toolbar, and then click the Table button.

  3. In the Table inspector, click Format.

  4. Choose Text from the Cell Format pop-up menu.

To learn about other cell format types, see Formatting Table Cell Values for Display.

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