u/Fantastic-Wheel-6917

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Excel custom number format isn't working on some numbers

I am trying to format numbers with hypens in Excel. After a custom format of 00000-0000-00 most worked, but the numbers with leading zeros did not. When I click in the formula bar and enter it changes my number from 00781202001 to 0007-8120-20. How can I apply the same format to the ones with leading zeros and not change the actual number? This is a copy and paste values so it transferred in as General format. If this makes a difference, the Excel options are set to automatically insert a decimal point. Thanks in advance for any advice.

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u/Fantastic-Wheel-6917 — 4 hours ago