Bug 96158

Summary: EDITING: Inconsistent quote handling entering data into cells
Product: LibreOffice Reporter: James Murray <james>
Component: CalcAssignee: Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal CC: ilmari.lauhakangas
Priority: medium    
Version: 5.0.3.2 release   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
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Crash report or crash signature: Regression By:
Attachments: Spreadsheet demonstrating inconsistent quote handling

Description James Murray 2015-11-30 15:59:03 UTC
Created attachment 120898 [details]
Spreadsheet demonstrating inconsistent quote handling

Calc doesn't let me force text using the single quote. This is or equivalent has been standard behaviour in other spreadsheets for many (25+) years.

If I enter an invoice reference that Calc thinks is a date, it will format it as a date, so I have to put a single quote prefix, the quote doesn't show.

However, if I enter an invoice reference that Calc doesn't think is a date and I  put a single quote prefix, the quote DOES show.

See attached spreadsheet that demonstrates the issue.

UK English on Linux using latest Release 5.0.3.2 version installed a few days ago. Not a new problem.
Comment 1 Buovjaga 2015-12-01 09:06:37 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 73377 ***