Are you perhaps talking about:

In D1, enter,

=LEFT(C1,5)
OR
=--LEFT(C1,5)
to retain numerical format.
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HTH,

RD

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"klafert" wrote in message
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I used it before and cant remeber the function command that will allow me
to
copy just the 1st 5 numbers in a cell to another cell. Thes cells are like
C
& D.

Thanks for your help. Command just slipping my mind.