I am having some difficulty formatting the cells for phone numbers. Here's
the issue: I have a predictive dialer and the information I am using came
with a 1 at the beginning of some of the numbers that isn't compatable with
the system. I've tried the formatting suggestions in the help section of
excel, but it really isn't giving me a way to format all the cells in that
column to remove the 1 and just have the 10 digit number. Any help would be
greatly appreciated, or just an absolute that it can't be done so I can quit
trying... Thanks so much!!!

Let's start with the basics: give us some examples of the phone numbers as
they're currently displayed (those with the 1 and those without) and also
give examples of how you want them to appear. I've seen phone numbers dealt
with time and time again in these forums and there's almost zero doubt in my
mind that there is a solution to your problem.

"ms_kitty007" wrote:

I am having some difficulty formatting the cells for phone numbers. Here's
the issue: I have a predictive dialer and the information I am using came
with a 1 at the beginning of some of the numbers that isn't compatable with
the system. I've tried the formatting suggestions in the help section of
excel, but it really isn't giving me a way to format all the cells in that
column to remove the 1 and just have the 10 digit number. Any help would be
greatly appreciated, or just an absolute that it can't be done so I can quit
trying... Thanks so much!!!

This is how the numbers appear: 12345678901 (1+area code+number)
I would like to take out the number "1" entirely and have it be just the
area code and the number. Spaces are irrelevant, they can be there or not.
Thank you so much for the help, any tips you can give are greatly appreciated!

"JLatham" wrote:

Let's start with the basics: give us some examples of the phone numbers as
they're currently displayed (those with the 1 and those without) and also
give examples of how you want them to appear. I've seen phone numbers dealt
with time and time again in these forums and there's almost zero doubt in my
mind that there is a solution to your problem.

"ms_kitty007" wrote:

I am having some difficulty formatting the cells for phone numbers. Here's
the issue: I have a predictive dialer and the information I am using came
with a 1 at the beginning of some of the numbers that isn't compatable with
the system. I've tried the formatting suggestions in the help section of
excel, but it really isn't giving me a way to format all the cells in that
column to remove the 1 and just have the 10 digit number. Any help would be
greatly appreciated, or just an absolute that it can't be done so I can quit
trying... Thanks so much!!!

One approach to this would be to use TTC (Text To Columns).
TTC returns values without the need to remove intermediate formulas.

Select the column of data and then:
<Data <Text To Columns
Click on "Fixed Width", then <Next,

Click in the Preview Window, and position the break line to separate the
first number 1 from the rest of the number, then <Next

In the Preview Window, that first column containing the 1 is selected by
default.
Click on the "Do Not Import Column" option.

Now, you have a choice as to whether or not you wish to *change the
original* data, by just eliminating the first 1, OR ... you can retain the
original data column, and create a new column of data without that first
digit.

To *change* the original data, simply click on <Finish

To create a new column, retaining the original data, change the location in
the "Destination" window from the default location of the original data, to
any vacant column you wish to populate with this revised data, THEN click
<Finish.
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HTH,

RD

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"ms_kitty007" wrote in message
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This is how the numbers appear: 12345678901 (1+area code+number)
I would like to take out the number "1" entirely and have it be just the
area code and the number. Spaces are irrelevant, they can be there or
not.
Thank you so much for the help, any tips you can give are greatly
appreciated!

"JLatham" wrote:

Let's start with the basics: give us some examples of the phone numbers
as
they're currently displayed (those with the 1 and those without) and
also
give examples of how you want them to appear. I've seen phone numbers
dealt
with time and time again in these forums and there's almost zero doubt
in my
mind that there is a solution to your problem.

"ms_kitty007" wrote:

I am having some difficulty formatting the cells for phone numbers.
Here's
the issue: I have a predictive dialer and the information I am using
came
with a 1 at the beginning of some of the numbers that isn't compatable
with
the system. I've tried the formatting suggestions in the help section
of
excel, but it really isn't giving me a way to format all the cells in
that
column to remove the 1 and just have the 10 digit number. Any help
would be
greatly appreciated, or just an absolute that it can't be done so I
can quit
trying... Thanks so much!!!

Hi

Work on a copy of your data - just in case of mistakes!!!

With data in column A enter in B1
=IF(LEFT(A1)="1",MID(A1,2,LEN(A1)-1),A1))
copy down column B as far as required
To "fix" the data, copy the whole of column B then Paste SpecialValues
to turn the formulae back into numbers
You can then delete column A

--
Regards

Roger Govier


"ms_kitty007" wrote in message
...
This is how the numbers appear: 12345678901 (1+area code+number)
I would like to take out the number "1" entirely and have it be just
the
area code and the number. Spaces are irrelevant, they can be there or
not.
Thank you so much for the help, any tips you can give are greatly
appreciated!

"JLatham" wrote:

Let's start with the basics: give us some examples of the phone
numbers as
they're currently displayed (those with the 1 and those without) and
also
give examples of how you want them to appear. I've seen phone
numbers dealt
with time and time again in these forums and there's almost zero
doubt in my
mind that there is a solution to your problem.

"ms_kitty007" wrote:

I am having some difficulty formatting the cells for phone numbers.
Here's
the issue: I have a predictive dialer and the information I am
using came
with a 1 at the beginning of some of the numbers that isn't
compatable with
the system. I've tried the formatting suggestions in the help
section of
excel, but it really isn't giving me a way to format all the cells
in that
column to remove the 1 and just have the 10 digit number. Any help
would be
greatly appreciated, or just an absolute that it can't be done so I
can quit
trying... Thanks so much!!!