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I have many fields with, for example, "08:22 CST" and I'd like to eliminate
the "CST" so that I can use an IF formula with these times. How can I
eliminate the letters while keeping the numbers in place?
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=--LEFT(A1,5)
format cell as hh:mm

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I have many fields with, for example, "08:22 CST" and I'd like to eliminate
the "CST" so that I can use an IF formula with these times. How can I
eliminate the letters while keeping the numbers in place?

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