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General Format to Custom format problem
I am working with a PeopleSoft query exported into Excel. The query
generates a number in General format: 10232427348734667 displaying in the cell to left side as a text field. I am trying to create custom format to display as 102-3242734-8734667 showing three numbers-dash-seven numbers-dash-seven numbers. So far I used Data-Text to numbersDelimitedTabGeneral. Then selected custom format trying different combinations. Everything I try results in the last two numbers displaying as 00 Example: 102-3242734-8734600-Any suggestions? -- KELC-SL |
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General Format to Custom format problem
Excel only keeps track of 15 significant digits. After those 15, you'll see
0's. You could bring your data in as text, but then the format|cells|number tab formatting won't work--number formats work on numbers--not text. After the data is brought in as text, you could use a helper cell with a formula to make it look pretty: =LEFT(A1,3)&"-"&MID(A1,4,7)&"-"&RIGHT(A1,7) KELC-F/A wrote: I am working with a PeopleSoft query exported into Excel. The query generates a number in General format: 10232427348734667 displaying in the cell to left side as a text field. I am trying to create custom format to display as 102-3242734-8734667 showing three numbers-dash-seven numbers-dash-seven numbers. So far I used Data-Text to numbersDelimitedTabGeneral. Then selected custom format trying different combinations. Everything I try results in the last two numbers displaying as 00 Example: 102-3242734-8734600-Any suggestions? -- KELC-SL -- Dave Peterson |
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