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Hyphens in a number stiring in a cell
I have a long column of numbers and I want to see them in a set 13-digit
string, no hyphens. The column I have - some numbers have hyphens, some don't; all are randomly placed. Is there a way to edit out the hyphens quickly, without losing the data? |
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Hyphens in a number stiring in a cell
select the range, click on Edit Menu and on replace
replace "-" (no quotes) to "" hth -- regards from Brazil Thanks in advance for your feedback. Marcelo "LLKSmith" escreveu: I have a long column of numbers and I want to see them in a set 13-digit string, no hyphens. The column I have - some numbers have hyphens, some don't; all are randomly placed. Is there a way to edit out the hyphens quickly, without losing the data? |
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Hyphens in a number stiring in a cell
To the right of your data, insert a blank helper column and copy and paste
the following formula in the new column: =SUBSTITUTE(A2,"-","") You can then copy the helper column and paste it back to the same location using PASTE/SPECIAL/VALUES, or use as is. When no longer necessary, delete the coumn -- Kevin Backmann "LLKSmith" wrote: I have a long column of numbers and I want to see them in a set 13-digit string, no hyphens. The column I have - some numbers have hyphens, some don't; all are randomly placed. Is there a way to edit out the hyphens quickly, without losing the data? |
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