Replace many asterisk characters, '*' in Excel
 

How do I replace a lot of asterisks, '*', in Excel XP. They are appended to
numeric data values, changing the values to text values so I can't run
fomulae on the original values. Trying "Replace *, <null " on the
spreadsheet deletes all data.

Replace many asterisk characters, '*' in Excel
 

Tilda can help you

Replace ~* with nothing
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Gary's Student


"-G." wrote:

How do I replace a lot of asterisks, '*', in Excel XP. They are appended to
numeric data values, changing the values to text values so I can't run
fomulae on the original values. Trying "Replace *, <null " on the
spreadsheet deletes all data.

Replace many asterisk characters, '*' in Excel
 

Use the following formula:
=VALUE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"*",""))
The value function converts the resulting string to numeric.
Gary

"-G." wrote:

How do I replace a lot of asterisks, '*', in Excel XP. They are appended to
numeric data values, changing the values to text values so I can't run
fomulae on the original values. Trying "Replace *, <null " on the
spreadsheet deletes all data.

Replace many asterisk characters, '*' in Excel
 

Replace
~*
With
< leave Blank
Back up before you try!!!!!

"-G." wrote:

How do I replace a lot of asterisks, '*', in Excel XP. They are appended to
numeric data values, changing the values to text values so I can't run
fomulae on the original values. Trying "Replace *, <null " on the
spreadsheet deletes all data.

Replace many asterisk characters, '*' in Excel
 

Sorry for the BLANk fired;
The ~* << is what you want to replace with nothing


"-G." wrote:

How do I replace a lot of asterisks, '*', in Excel XP. They are appended to
numeric data values, changing the values to text values so I can't run
fomulae on the original values. Trying "Replace *, <null " on the
spreadsheet deletes all data.