Removing zeros from data list
 

I have a giant list in one column full of data that is prefixed by zeros.

eg. 271 is represented as 00271, 274 as 00274

I am trying to remove these zeros so as to be able to merge and sort this
data with another set.

Can anyone tell me how to remove these zeros from the data without manually
typing them in?

Removing zeros from data list
 

Hi

How is the column currently formatted?
Is it Custom00000?
If so, change the format to Custom000
If it is Text, then copy a blank cellmark the range of your dataPaste
SpecialAdd.
This should change you values from Text to Numeric.

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Regards
Roger Govier

"mokihi" wrote in message
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I have a giant list in one column full of data that is prefixed by zeros.

eg. 271 is represented as 00271, 274 as 00274

I am trying to remove these zeros so as to be able to merge and sort this
data with another set.

Can anyone tell me how to remove these zeros from the data without
manually
typing them in?

Removing zeros from data list
 

mokihi wrote:
I have a giant list in one column full of data that is prefixed by zeros.

eg. 271 is represented as 00271, 274 as 00274

I am trying to remove these zeros so as to be able to merge and sort this
data with another set.

Can anyone tell me how to remove these zeros from the data without manually
typing them in?


It looks like the cells contain text. Put a zero in an empty cell somewhere and
then copy it. Select your column and Edit / Paste Special / Values / Add.

Removing zeros from data list
 

enter the number 1 in any empty cell and copy that cell,
now select cells which has prefixed with zero's | go to edit |
pastespecial | click multiply | ok



On Dec 10, 1:52*am, mokihi wrote:
I have a giant list in one column full of data that is prefixed by zeros.

eg. 271 is represented as 00271, 274 as 00274

I am trying to remove these zeros so as to be able to merge and sort this
data with another set.

Can anyone tell me how to remove these zeros from the data without manually
typing them in?

Removing zeros from data list
 

Sometimes this will remove leading zeros from TEXT numbers and convert them
to numeric numbers.

Select the range in question
Goto the menu DataText to Columns
Click Next twice
In step 3 make sure Column data format is set to GENERAL
Click Finish

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"mokihi" wrote in message
...
I have a giant list in one column full of data that is prefixed by zeros.

eg. 271 is represented as 00271, 274 as 00274

I am trying to remove these zeros so as to be able to merge and sort this
data with another set.

Can anyone tell me how to remove these zeros from the data without
manually
typing them in?