try:

A1=number

in B1:


=TEXT(A1,"######-##-#")

"EllenM" wrote:

Hello,
I have a bunch of 9 digit numbers in a column that I'd like reformatted.
I'd like to remove the leading zeros and put the remaining numbers in
xxxxxx-xx-x format. For instance:
123456789 becomes 123456-78-9
000012345 becomes 12-34-5

Thanks in advance,
Ellen