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....last 4 digits from a column of text and copy them into a new column?

I have a report with about 3000 cells in a column. In each cell is an
address and the last 4 digits is the post code. I want to run a formula that
will automatically take these last four digits and cut or copy them into a
adjacent column...

Many thanks all,

Tim.


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One way:

B1: =RIGHT(A1,4)

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...last 4 digits from a column of text and copy them into a new column?

I have a report with about 3000 cells in a column. In each cell is an
address and the last 4 digits is the post code. I want to run a formula that
will automatically take these last four digits and cut or copy them into a
adjacent column...

Many thanks all,

Tim.

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You could use the "RIGHT" function and which will allow use to view the last
4 digits, if you need them as a value, you would have to "cut and paste
special-values" to the next column.
Hope this helps
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"tim :/" wrote:

....last 4 digits from a column of text and copy them into a new column?

I have a report with about 3000 cells in a column. In each cell is an
address and the last 4 digits is the post code. I want to run a formula that
will automatically take these last four digits and cut or copy them into a
adjacent column...

Many thanks all,

Tim.



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...last 4 digits from a column of text and copy them into a new column?

I have a report with about 3000 cells in a column. In each cell is an
address and the last 4 digits is the post code. I want to run a formula
that will automatically take these last four digits and cut or copy them
into a adjacent column...

Many thanks all,

Tim.


Perfect, thanks for the prompt response!


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If you don't want to use Paste Special, you could include the =VALUE
function within the formula to convert the data to numbers, eg

=VALUE(RIGHT(A1,4))

HTH

Phil

tim :/ wrote:
...last 4 digits from a column of text and copy them into a new column?

I have a report with about 3000 cells in a column. In each cell is an
address and the last 4 digits is the post code. I want to run a formula that
will automatically take these last four digits and cut or copy them into a
adjacent column...

Many thanks all,

Tim.




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That's good to know!

"Phil" wrote:

If you don't want to use Paste Special, you could include the =VALUE
function within the formula to convert the data to numbers, eg

=VALUE(RIGHT(A1,4))

HTH

Phil

tim :/ wrote:
...last 4 digits from a column of text and copy them into a new column?

I have a report with about 3000 cells in a column. In each cell is an
address and the last 4 digits is the post code. I want to run a formula that
will automatically take these last four digits and cut or copy them into a
adjacent column...

Many thanks all,

Tim.



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