I have imported numbers into an excel file and they came in as text and I
cannot reformat them as numbers, version = 97.

Hi Mark,

There is a few different ways to do this. You can copy a blank
cell, then select all of your data, right click and select paste special
and check add then OK. This will convert any text to numbers.

You can also copy a cell with 0 in it and use add or you can also
put 1 in a cell and use the same process but check multiply
instead of add.

The first option is best as it handles any blank cells in your range
however the others maybe better in certain circumstances.

HTH
Martin

What I have done is just make a cell be the number 1 and then do a copy(on this cell) then special paste formula and multiply on all the cells you want to convert. Not sure if 97 will work.