How do I prefix a character to all all the filled in cells in a column

"Big Boss" <Big wrote in message
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How do I prefix a character to all all the filled in cells in a column

To do this with a formula, use e.g.

=IF(A1<"","X"&A1,"")

in a spare column and drag it down.

If you want to go on to replace the originals, copy the formulas, then use
Edit -- Paste Special -- Values.

Thank you for responding to my query. I guess I was not clear. My apologies.
I will rephraze my question.

I have data (numbers and text) in 20 cells A1 to A20 and I want to add "-"
in the front of contents of A1 to A20. How do I do it without using F2?

Thanks
Big Boss

"Andy Brown" wrote:

"Big Boss" <Big wrote in message
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How do I prefix a character to all all the filled in cells in a column

To do this with a formula, use e.g.

=IF(A1<"","X"&A1,"")

in a spare column and drag it down.

If you want to go on to replace the originals, copy the formulas, then use
Edit -- Paste Special -- Values.

"Big Boss" wrote in message
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I have data (numbers and text) in 20 cells A1 to A20 and I want to add "-"
in the front of contents of A1 to A20. How do I do it without using F2?

Select B1:B20, then type:

="-"&

Then click on A1, then press CTRL+Enter.

Refer to previous reply for how to convert these from formulas to actual
values.

On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 01:29:04 -0700, "Big Boss" <Big
wrote:

How do I prefix a character to all all the filled in cells in a column

Select the cells.

Format/Number/Custom Type: -0;-0;-0;-@


--ron