Assuming that in cell D3 you have a space after the first number and the cell
is formatted as text, in cell H3 type the following formula:
=MID(D3,1,FIND(" ",D#,1)-1) and copy down. Note that there is a single space
between the two quotation marks.


"Jambruins" wrote:

I have the following in cells
D3: -2.5 -111
D4: +2.5 +101
D5: +10.5 -114
D6: -10.5 +104
D7: -8 +100
D8: +8 -110

Is there a formula I can enter into cell H3 that will give me just -2.5?
Note that all the cells aren't necessarily in the same format (some are X.5
and some are X). Thanks