Trivial wiedness... Try to type the symbol for Accenture Ltd (ACN) into Excel and it switches it to CAN. I tried all the following.... acn => can ACN=> CAN 'ACN => CAN I had 2 other people try this and the same thing happened. No matter what I do Excel will not let me type the letters ACN into a cell. I am running Excel 2000. Anyone else have this problem?
Heh. I was all set to prove you wrong, but... Damn, it does work like that. I tried changing the Format and still does it. I'll take a look
Impressive... 4 other people and myself were convinced this was an Excel program error. One guy lost $10 because he could thought he could figure it out. Thanks for solving the mystery!! Now I will be able to sleep tonight.
Of course, it can be done, regardless of the status -- or even being aware -- of AutoCorrect (mine is on). All you need to do is: - type "Accenture Ltd (ACN)" and hit Enter - hit F2 (for Edit), use Backspace and Delete keys to erase "CAN", type "ACN" and hit Enter. You're done. Now go tell the guy who lost that $10 bet to get his money back, as long as he gives you $5.