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How to format the phone number
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Can any one tell me how to get rid off the "-" at end of the data (downloaded from SAP). The data I download from SAP look like this (203) 968-7273-. I would like to get rid off the "-" at the end to make my work sheet looks better. I have over a thousand rows, so it is almost impossible to do it manually. Thanks, Mickie |
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How to format the phone number
1. Select the range of cells to "reformat".
2. Click right-mouse button to bring up pop-up menu. Click Format Cells. 3. Under the Number tab, click Custom. 4. In the box, under Type, enter 000-000-0000 or (000)-000-0000, whichever format you prefer. The zeros tell Excel to accept a number in that spot. 5. Click OK. Shoudl fix the problem. There is also a "Phone Number" choice if you click "Special" instead of "Custom". I like to have control over how I format. "Michelle" wrote: Hi, Can any one tell me how to get rid off the "-" at end of the data (downloaded from SAP). The data I download from SAP look like this (203) 968-7273-. I would like to get rid off the "-" at the end to make my work sheet looks better. I have over a thousand rows, so it is almost impossible to do it manually. Thanks, Mickie |
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How to format the phone number
How does that eliminate the trailing minus sign?
I would use a helper column and =LEFT(A1,14) or 13 if no spaces. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Fri, 5 Mar 2010 15:02:04 -0800, Art wrote: 1. Select the range of cells to "reformat". 2. Click right-mouse button to bring up pop-up menu. Click Format Cells. 3. Under the Number tab, click Custom. 4. In the box, under Type, enter 000-000-0000 or (000)-000-0000, whichever format you prefer. The zeros tell Excel to accept a number in that spot. 5. Click OK. Shoudl fix the problem. There is also a "Phone Number" choice if you click "Special" instead of "Custom". I like to have control over how I format. "Michelle" wrote: Hi, Can any one tell me how to get rid off the "-" at end of the data (downloaded from SAP). The data I download from SAP look like this (203) 968-7273-. I would like to get rid off the "-" at the end to make my work sheet looks better. I have over a thousand rows, so it is almost impossible to do it manually. Thanks, Mickie |
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