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Default enter 5 in 1 cell, show first 3 in other cell

I want to be able to:

enter a 5 digit number into in cell a1

have the first 3 digits appear in cell a2

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Default enter 5 in 1 cell, show first 3 in other cell

A round about way would be to have it multiply by .01 and then either
convert it to a integer or just have it not show decimals

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I want to be able to:

enter a 5 digit number into in cell a1

have the first 3 digits appear in cell a2

Thanks



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Default enter 5 in 1 cell, show first 3 in other cell

Ryan,

Thanks, good thought but not applicable.

I would be entering a 5 digit zipcode in cell a1, and want the first three
digits
to appear in cell a2

Let me know if you can think of anything.

"Ryan Jones" wrote:

A round about way would be to have it multiply by .01 and then either
convert it to a integer or just have it not show decimals

"JcR" wrote in message
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I want to be able to:

enter a 5 digit number into in cell a1

have the first 3 digits appear in cell a2

Thanks




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Default enter 5 in 1 cell, show first 3 in other cell

=INT(A1*0.01)
This makes value in a1 go into cell with only first 3

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Ryan,

Thanks, good thought but not applicable.

I would be entering a 5 digit zipcode in cell a1, and want the first
three
digits
to appear in cell a2

Let me know if you can think of anything.

"Ryan Jones" wrote:

A round about way would be to have it multiply by .01 and then either
convert it to a integer or just have it not show decimals

"JcR" wrote in message
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I want to be able to:

enter a 5 digit number into in cell a1

have the first 3 digits appear in cell a2

Thanks






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Default enter 5 in 1 cell, show first 3 in other cell

"JcR" wrote in message
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I want to be able to:

enter a 5 digit number into in cell a1

have the first 3 digits appear in cell a2


=LEFT(A1,3)
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