Copy a blank cell, select your text numbers that you want to turn to
numbers, then Edit/ Paste Special/ Add.
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David Biddulph

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Dear all

please help me I have big xls file in a large amount of data which is
entered in text format but i want it in number then i could calculate.

column

3
2
1
2
1

= sum() but result is 0 I have applied the mathed from discussion and
past specail



Thanks in Regards

Anwar.