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Answer: TEXT TO COLUMNS WITH LEADING ZEROS
Yes, there is a way to split a numerical string into several columns and retain leading zeros. Here's how you can do it:
- Select the column that contains the numerical string you want to split.
- Click on the "Data" tab in the ribbon.
- Click on "Text to Columns" in the "Data Tools" group.
- In the "Convert Text to Columns Wizard" dialog box, select "Delimited" and click "Next".
- In the next screen, select the delimiter that separates the numbers in your string (e.g. comma, space, etc.) and click "Next".
- In the next screen, select "Text" as the column data format and click "Finish".
- Now, the numerical string has been split into several columns, but the leading zeros are still missing.
- To retain the leading zeros, you need to format the columns as "Text". To do this, select the columns that contain the numbers with leading zeros, right-click on them, and select "Format Cells".
- In the "Format Cells" dialog box, select "Text" as the category and click "OK".
- Now, the leading zeros should be retained in the columns.
That's it! You have successfully split a numerical string into several columns and retained leading zeros.
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