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I have a column that contains all the reference no. e..g AMC123 MOC234 CCD123 How to separate the the first 3 letters from the rest. I want to create a column that just contains the first 3 letters. Kindly help. |
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assume AMC123 is in A1
in B1 =Left(A1,3) drag fill down the column. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Tiffany" wrote in message ... Hi I have a column that contains all the reference no. e..g AMC123 MOC234 CCD123 How to separate the the first 3 letters from the rest. I want to create a column that just contains the first 3 letters. Kindly help. |
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Tiffany, use a helper column, with your data in column A put this in column
B and copy down, =LEFT(A1,3) you can then copy that column and paste special, valves to change the formulas to just valves. -- Paul B Always backup your data before trying something new Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it Feedback on answers is always appreciated! Using Excel 2002 & 2003 "Tiffany" wrote in message ... Hi I have a column that contains all the reference no. e..g AMC123 MOC234 CCD123 How to separate the the first 3 letters from the rest. I want to create a column that just contains the first 3 letters. Kindly help. |
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