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Custom Number Query
Im using Excel 2002 and have a list of phone numbers as 12345 678 900 and
want to change them to 1234 5678900. When I custom format as 0000 0000000, some of the cells change to that format but others remain the same. Could there be some other formatting in the cells that is over-riding the custom number format, and if so, how do I find it? |
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Custom Number Query
If there are real spaces in your data, Excel sees it as text and the custom
format will not apply. =--SUBSTITUTE(A1," ","") Will convert them into real numbers and the custom format will apply. The alternative is to make all the data text and insert/delete spaces yourself. -- Gary''s Student - gsnu200736 "Minnie M" wrote: Im using Excel 2002 and have a list of phone numbers as 12345 678 900 and want to change them to 1234 5678900. When I custom format as 0000 0000000, some of the cells change to that format but others remain the same. Could there be some other formatting in the cells that is over-riding the custom number format, and if so, how do I find it? |
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Hi Gary's Student, I did a Find to delete the spaces and then the formatting
worked. Thanks for your help. "Gary''s Student" wrote: If there are real spaces in your data, Excel sees it as text and the custom format will not apply. =--SUBSTITUTE(A1," ","") Will convert them into real numbers and the custom format will apply. The alternative is to make all the data text and insert/delete spaces yourself. -- Gary''s Student - gsnu200736 "Minnie M" wrote: Im using Excel 2002 and have a list of phone numbers as 12345 678 900 and want to change them to 1234 5678900. When I custom format as 0000 0000000, some of the cells change to that format but others remain the same. Could there be some other formatting in the cells that is over-riding the custom number format, and if so, how do I find it? |
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