Thanks Norman, this option removed the apostrophe from the numeric values but
I am still sitting with the problem of the apostrophe in front of the text
values. If you have any further suggestions I would be most grateful.

"Norman Jones" wrote:

Hi Connull,

Copy a blank cell
Select the cells with the offending initial apostrophe
Edit | Paste Special | Check "Value" and "Add" | OK

Perhaps counter-intuitively, this works on text values.

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Regards,
Norman



"Connull" wrote in message
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How can I remove the apostrophe (') from the text values in my
spreadsheet. I
need to use this spreadsheet to import data into another program which
then
gives errors due to the (')