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Default Formatting a cell with a formula

=LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)-2)&"-"&RIGHT(A1,2)

To search with Edit Find you need to Copy PasteSpecial Values
Regards,
Alan.
"Jim" wrote in message
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Hello,

In would like help with adding a dash to a series of numbers. I know I
can
format with special formatting using 0-00. However the result does return
a
hit when I search with the -00. Can you offer a formula that will add the
dash and yield a result that can be searched.

Thanks for the help (example below)

Now Needs to be
38605.................386-05
118306...............1183-06
511602...............5116-02
553404...............5534-04
553703...............5537-03
597309...............5973-09
597704...............5977-04