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How do I automatically add a prefix to cell value in Excel?
If I have a list in which the first characters repeat, (i.e. CDAxxxx), how do
I make it so that I only have to type the xxxx and the CDA is automatically prepended? |
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How do I automatically add a prefix to cell value in Excel?
You could use a helper column, for example:
In cell A1, type "xxxx" In cell B1, put formula ="CDA"&A1 HTH, JP On Mar 18, 10:18*am, KimG wrote: If I have a list in which the first characters repeat, (i.e. CDAxxxx), how do I make it so that I only have to type the xxxx and the CDA is automatically prepended? |
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How do I automatically add a prefix to cell value in Excel?
FormatCellsNumberCustom "CDA"0
Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:18:01 -0700, KimG wrote: If I have a list in which the first characters repeat, (i.e. CDAxxxx), how do I make it so that I only have to type the xxxx and the CDA is automatically prepended? |
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