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Default The way numbers are displayed

Format all "numbers" to General.

Copy an empty cell.

Select the range of "numbers" and EditPaste SpecialAddOKEsc.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Thu, 6 Mar 2008 14:47:02 -0800, Pnw wrote:

Thank you so much. How do I continue this though out an entire column?

"Niek Otten" wrote:

It looks like your "numbers" are in fact text.
With the "number" in A1, put this formula in another cell:

=VALUE(A1)

You can format that cell the way you like

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten
Microsoft MVP - Excel


"Pnw" wrote in message ...
|I have a price sheet that displays prices like this 6.26248371689101 need to
| change them to display $6.26 have tried currency, accounting, everything.
| Please help
| Thanks for any help!