And while the cells are all still selected from the Edit & Replace,
If the returns of these cells appear left justified (meaning cells are Text
formatted),
You could perform a bulk transition to General format with:

<Ctrl <Shift <~
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HTH,

RD

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"bj" wrote in message
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try <edit<find replace "=" with "="
This works with some equations imported as text

"Carrie" wrote:

I have downloaded a Quickbooks file, which has changed everything into
text.
The formula only displays the formula and doesn't calculate the values.
I
have tried formatting the cells (used in the formula, as well as the
formula
itself), and they show $0 if I format to a numerical value. I have
tried to
copy the column into a different workbook and paste as values only, but
still
nothing.
Does anyone have any suggestions?