Microsoft KB Archive/139325

= Microsoft Knowledge Base =

Excel: Errors with Small Exponential Numbers
Last reviewed: September 13, 1996

Article ID: Q139325

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
 * Microsoft Excel for Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
 * Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS
When you enter a small exponential number in Microsoft Excel, you may actually get a number that is 2.33e-10 times the number. If you are using Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, the number may be 17 times the number.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.