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Cell formatting question
I have 9 numeric characters in a cell and I need to get rid of the last 4.
How can I do that. There are too many cells to manually delete. |
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D1=left(c1,5) best wishes sreedhar "ManhattanRebel" wrote: I have 9 numeric characters in a cell and I need to get rid of the last 4. How can I do that. There are too many cells to manually delete. |
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Try this:
=Left(A1,5) And copy down as needed. OR =--Left(A1,5) To make the values true numbers. OR Select the column of numbers, then, from the Menu Bar, <Data <Text To Columns Click on "Fixed Width", then <Next Move the "Break Lines" to where you need them, Then <Finish. -- HTH, RD ================================================== === Please keep all correspondence within the Group, so all may benefit! ================================================== === "ManhattanRebel" wrote in message ... I have 9 numeric characters in a cell and I need to get rid of the last 4. How can I do that. There are too many cells to manually delete. |
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Thank you, I appreciate the help.
"RagDyeR" wrote: Try this: =Left(A1,5) And copy down as needed. OR =--Left(A1,5) To make the values true numbers. OR Select the column of numbers, then, from the Menu Bar, <Data <Text To Columns Click on "Fixed Width", then <Next Move the "Break Lines" to where you need them, Then <Finish. -- HTH, RD ================================================== === Please keep all correspondence within the Group, so all may benefit! ================================================== === "ManhattanRebel" wrote in message ... I have 9 numeric characters in a cell and I need to get rid of the last 4. How can I do that. There are too many cells to manually delete. |
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You're welcome and appreciate the feed-back.
-- Regards, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "ManhattanRebel" wrote in message ... Thank you, I appreciate the help. "RagDyeR" wrote: Try this: =Left(A1,5) And copy down as needed. OR =--Left(A1,5) To make the values true numbers. OR Select the column of numbers, then, from the Menu Bar, <Data <Text To Columns Click on "Fixed Width", then <Next Move the "Break Lines" to where you need them, Then <Finish. -- HTH, RD ================================================== === Please keep all correspondence within the Group, so all may benefit! ================================================== === "ManhattanRebel" wrote in message ... I have 9 numeric characters in a cell and I need to get rid of the last 4. How can I do that. There are too many cells to manually delete. |
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