Phone Numbers
Hi I have a column of phone numbers e.g. 1555-555-1212. What formula do I use to change all the numbers to e.g. 15555551212 -- natei6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ natei6's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=7185 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=320282 |
In Cell a1: 1555-555-1212 In Cell b1: =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"-","") This will remove the dashes -- crispbd ------------------------------------------------------------------------ crispbd's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=10880 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=320282 |
If the dashes are part of the data (as opposed to applied by formatting) and
you want them removed permanantly, use Edit/Replace. On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 17:13:50 -0600, natei6 wrote: Hi I have a column of phone numbers e.g. 1555-555-1212. What formula do I use to change all the numbers to e.g. 15555551212 |
Do you specifically need a formula?
You could use Edit | Replace "-" (no quotes) and leave the Replace with spot blank. If all the phone numbers are in the exact same format-- always four digits, then a dash, then three digits, then a dash, then four digits, then you could use this: =LEFT(B1,4)&MID(B1,6,3)&MID(B1,10,4) Just copy down. Adjust the cell as necessary. If the numbers are in a different layout sometimes, this formula won't work. tj "natei6" wrote: Hi I have a column of phone numbers e.g. 1555-555-1212. What formula do I use to change all the numbers to e.g. 15555551212 -- natei6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ natei6's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=7185 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=320282 |
crispbd Wrote: In Cell a1: 1555-555-1212 In Cell b1: =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"-","") This will remove the dashes Thankyou Very Much, that worked very nicely. -- natei6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ natei6's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=7185 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=320282 |
Thanks Again You have all been very helpful. tjtjjtjt, I couldn't get the Edit Replace option to work successfully, it would not allow me to leave the "replace with" spot empty. Nathan Sargeant tjtjjtjt Wrote: Do you specifically need a formula? You could use Edit | Replace "-" (no quotes) and leave the Replace with spot blank. If all the phone numbers are in the exact same format-- always four digits, then a dash, then three digits, then a dash, then four digits, then you could use this: =LEFT(B1,4)&MID(B1,6,3)&MID(B1,10,4) Just copy down. Adjust the cell as necessary. If the numbers are in a different layout sometimes, this formula won't work. tj "natei6" wrote: Hi I have a column of phone numbers e.g. 1555-555-1212. What formula do I use to change all the numbers to e.g. 15555551212 -- natei6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ natei6's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=7185 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=320282 -- natei6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ natei6's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=7185 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=320282 |
Hmmm.... everybody else I know can leave it empty.
On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 19:33:31 -0600, natei6 wrote: Thanks Again You have all been very helpful. tjtjjtjt, I couldn't get the Edit Replace option to work successfully, it would not allow me to leave the "replace with" spot empty. Nathan Sargeant tjtjjtjt Wrote: Do you specifically need a formula? You could use Edit | Replace "-" (no quotes) and leave the Replace with spot blank. If all the phone numbers are in the exact same format-- always four digits, then a dash, then three digits, then a dash, then four digits, then you could use this: =LEFT(B1,4)&MID(B1,6,3)&MID(B1,10,4) Just copy down. Adjust the cell as necessary. If the numbers are in a different layout sometimes, this formula won't work. tj "natei6" wrote: Hi I have a column of phone numbers e.g. 1555-555-1212. What formula do I use to change all the numbers to e.g. 15555551212 -- natei6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ natei6's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=7185 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=320282 |
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