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Hello,

Sometimes when I change format for a range of cells (ex. Text to Number),
the formatting doesn't automatically display. I know I can hit F2 to update
one cell at a time. Is there a way to update the entire range at once?

Thanks
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try...
Select the column
Choose Data-Text to column
Click Next and click Finish

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Hello,

Sometimes when I change format for a range of cells (ex. Text to Number),
the formatting doesn't automatically display. I know I can hit F2 to update
one cell at a time. Is there a way to update the entire range at once?

Thanks

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It worked!

Thanks a bunch!


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