Add a 0 (zero) to any blank cell. Copy the zero. Select the text. Right
click. Paste Special - Add. The text will be converted to numbers...
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HTH...

Jim Thomlinson


"frenchtoast" wrote:

I have rows of data.

ie. '12345
and I want to use vlookup using number value 12345.

There isn't an error message (with pull-down arrow) to convert this '12345
into a number.

How do I convert this without having to manually change these cells?

Thanks!