are you trying to sum the numbers in the cells?

if yes, try this
Assuming that your data start at A1 to A3

=SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(A1:A3,1)))

otherwise, show your sample and the result you want

HTH


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"Preston" wrote:

I need to create a cell that will read as a number but display text as well,
but Excel only allows you to customize a cell with one type of text. I am
trying to create a time card where the entry could be 8P or 8H or 8F or even
2P. I then want to add up the columns showing the total P's, H's, and F's
separately. Is there a way to do this?