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

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Regards
Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03

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"The parawon" wrote in message
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I'm looking for a better way to get rid of the spaces directly before and
after the values in my cells. When I double click the values, I see the
cursor blinking one space to the right of the data, like this: 'Sales .
The
period is where the cursor sits blinking. Without double clicking the
cell,
it says: Sales No cursor appears on the unactivated cell (obviously).
I
know about the "TRIM" function in order to get rid of before and after
spaces, but I don't want to have to move the data around in order to do a
vlookup. I tried using Find & Replace, but that only helps me find values
that are not formula. Is there a way to replace the spaces on the
outside?
Any push in the right direction would be very appreciated.