I'm trying to make a 9 digit number a 5 digit number by removing the first
four numbers. I have several lines of data and would like to do this in one
or two steps.

Example: 123456789 to end up looking like 56789

=RIGHT(A1,5)
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"RISXRAY" wrote:

I'm trying to make a 9 digit number a 5 digit number by removing the first
four numbers. I have several lines of data and would like to do this in one
or two steps.

Example: 123456789 to end up looking like 56789

Try this:

Select the range of numbers

From the Excel main menu:
<data<text-to-columns
Check: Fixed width......click [Next]
Click between the 4th and 5th digit
(that will create a separation point)......click [Next]
Select the first column
Check: Do not import column(skip)

If you want to replace the original numbers with the truncated numbers,
leave the Destination reference as the first cell in the number range.
Otherwise, select a new destination for the truncated list.
Click the [Finish] button

Does that help?
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Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"RISXRAY" wrote:

I'm trying to make a 9 digit number a 5 digit number by removing the first
four numbers. I have several lines of data and would like to do this in one
or two steps.

Example: 123456789 to end up looking like 56789

Ron Coderre wrote:

Try this:

Select the range of numbers

From the Excel main menu:
<data<text-to-columns
Check: Fixed width......click [Next]
Click between the 4th and 5th digit
(that will create a separation point)......click [Next]
Select the first column
Check: Do not import column(skip)

If you want to replace the original numbers with the truncated numbers,
leave the Destination reference as the first cell in the number range.
Otherwise, select a new destination for the truncated list.
Click the [Finish] button

Does that help?
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"RISXRAY" wrote:

I'm trying to make a 9 digit number a 5 digit number by removing the first
four numbers. I have several lines of data and would like to do this in one
or two steps.

Example: 123456789 to end up looking like 56789

The easiest way is:

=mid(A1,5,5) A1 being the cell reference wher the number sits. In this
example the mid formular counts 5 characters from the left and then
returns the next five characters into the cell the formular is written
in.

Regards,

John