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Default How do you remove excess spaces from an Excel field?

I have 9000+ fields that have excess spaces at the front of each figure.
I have tried to use the TRIM function but have not met with teh desired
result.
Is there an easy/quick way of removing the excess spaces?
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use trimall macro in the following url

http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/join.htm

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I have 9000+ fields that have excess spaces at the front of each figure.
I have tried to use the TRIM function but have not met with teh desired
result.
Is there an easy/quick way of removing the excess spaces?



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