Q.  Ever wondered how to enter numerical data, that starts with zero, in to an Excel spreadsheet?

A. In Excel, cells take on the format 1, 2 etc instead of 001 or 002.  To change this, or similar, use the following steps -

• Click on the cell or cells
• Right click and choose Format Cells
• In the Category tab click Custom
• Click in the 'Type' box, delete what is there and enter 000 (or as many zeros, as you want depending on how many digits are in your data)