Try

=--(TRIM(F2))

if that doesn't work then you have html trailing spaces

=--(TRIM(SUBSTITUTE(F1,CHAR(160),"")))

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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom


"Pam" wrote in message
...
I have numbers in a column. But they aren't 'real' numbers (to Excel),
they
just look like numbers to the naked eye. So, of course, I can't do any
numeric functions on these 'numbers'.

I went to help and I see the =VALUE function which looks like that would
be
my answer.

But, when I type: =VALUE(F2) I get #VALUE! instead of the number I want--
0.13

Any ideas?