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trying to enter a number that starts with a zero, and would like the zero to
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Two ways:

1. precede your entry with an apostrophe (single quote)
2. Format Cells... Number Custom
0000

You can apply the second method to data already entered.
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trying to enter a number that starts with a zero, and would like the zero to
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