This article explains how to add leading zeros to numbers in an Access database using Custom Number Formats.

How to?

Open the table in design view. Select the field you want to apply leading zeros to. Put as many zeros in the  Format section as you would like to have digits:

0000000


The resulting table will look like this:

Note: The custom formatting applies to fields of the Number Data Type.

You can download the sample file used in this article from the link below:

• Leading Zeros.Zip

See also:

• Access, Fixed Decimal Places Number Format
• Access, Convert User Input to Uppercase
• Access, Convert User Input to Lowercase
• Access Field Properties Locked
• Access Check If Field is Null, Conditional Macro
• First Letter Uppercase Only Access Tables
• First Letter Uppercase Only Access Form

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