Inserting Additional Text in Spreadsheet
How do I add the same word to the start of 900 different text descriptions
globally without individually editing all 900 line items? |
Inserting Additional Text in Spreadsheet
you can create a new field and add:
="STARTWORD"&<Click the cell to combine copy this to all 900 lines. This should do the trick. -NAZ- On Jun 27, 8:54 am, SEBA Branch Inventory <SEBA Branch wrote: How do I add the same word to the start of 900 different text descriptions globally without individually editing all 900 line items? |
Inserting Additional Text in Spreadsheet
One way ..
Assuming source text running in A1 down and you want to prefix* the text: XXX *with a space after XXX Put in B1: ="XXX "&A1 Copy down to B900 -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "SEBA Branch Inventory" wrote: How do I add the same word to the start of 900 different text descriptions globally without individually editing all 900 line items? |
Inserting Additional Text in Spreadsheet
This macro will help you achieve your desired results:
Sub add_the_same_word() For Each cell In Selection cell.Value = "add the same word " & cell Next End Sub FYI, change the stuff in quotes and make sure the cells are selected before running the macro. -- RyGuy "SEBA Branch Inventory" wrote: How do I add the same word to the start of 900 different text descriptions globally without individually editing all 900 line items? |
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