How do I delete part of a text string in every cell it appears in
 

I need to delete just part of a text string that will appear in many
different cells.

For example. 1234-DAW001 5678-DAW001 8254-DAW001 etc etc

Is it possible to delete the DAW001 reference in each cell but leave the
number alone, without going into each individual cell. Would this require a
Macro?

I have 1900 cells that have text strings like this and I would like to
change them all to the first 4 digits only

How do I delete part of a text string in every cell it appears in
 

Try this:
Select your range
EditReplace
Find what: -*
Replace with: (leave this blank)
Click the [Replace All] button

If that goes REALLY WRONG....EditUndo

Does that help?

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Regards,
Ron


"Chacky" wrote:

I need to delete just part of a text string that will appear in many
different cells.

For example. 1234-DAW001 5678-DAW001 8254-DAW001 etc etc

Is it possible to delete the DAW001 reference in each cell but leave the
number alone, without going into each individual cell. Would this require a
Macro?

I have 1900 cells that have text strings like this and I would like to
change them all to the first 4 digits only

How do I delete part of a text string in every cell it appears in
 

One possibility is to add a column (perhaps temporarily) and enter the
formula =Left(A1,4), where A1 contains the first item to convert, then
you copy down the formula as far as needed.

Then you can hide the original or you can Copy - Paste Special Values
your new results over the originals and then delete the temporary
column.


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How do I delete part of a text string in every cell it appears in
 

How about DataText to ColumnsDelimited by "-"

Skip the right-hand column by "do not import"


Gord Dibben Excel MVP



On Fri, 9 Dec 2005 08:19:03 -0800, Chacky
wrote:

I need to delete just part of a text string that will appear in many
different cells.

For example. 1234-DAW001 5678-DAW001 8254-DAW001 etc etc

Is it possible to delete the DAW001 reference in each cell but leave the
number alone, without going into each individual cell. Would this require a
Macro?

I have 1900 cells that have text strings like this and I would like to
change them all to the first 4 digits only