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What formula do i use to enter zipcode as 9 numbers and get back in 5-4 format?
Example: enter 77773333 see in cell 77777-3333
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Frank Kabel
 
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Hi
use a custom format:
00000-0000

or to return a string with a formula try:
=TEXT(A1,"00000-0000")

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pc-confused wrote:
What formula do i use to enter zipcode as 9 numbers and get back in
5-4 format? Example: enter 77773333 see in cell 77777-3333



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Dave Peterson
 
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Another option...

Maybe you could use a custom format to cover both 5 digits and 9 digit zips:

[99999]00000-0000;00000



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What formula do i use to enter zipcode as 9 numbers and get back in 5-4 format?
Example: enter 77773333 see in cell 77777-3333


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