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Old February 9th, 2010, 07:18 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Brookyboy
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I have a cell with a number in it 1-10
I want to convert that to text like person1 - person10.
I have tried all sorts of formula but not quite got there yet.
Any ideas fellas?
Thanks in advance.
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Old February 9th, 2010, 07:31 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
eduardo
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Hi,
try

="Person"&" "&TRIM(LEFT(F8,FIND("-",F8)-1))&" - "&"Person"&"
"&MID(F8,SEARCH("-",F8)+1,3)

"Brookyboy" wrote:

I have a cell with a number in it 1-10
I want to convert that to text like person1 - person10.
I have tried all sorts of formula but not quite got there yet.
Any ideas fellas?
Thanks in advance.

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Old February 9th, 2010, 08:34 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Teethless mama
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="person"&SUBSTITUTE(A1,"-"," - person")


"Brookyboy" wrote:

I have a cell with a number in it 1-10
I want to convert that to text like person1 - person10.
I have tried all sorts of formula but not quite got there yet.
Any ideas fellas?
Thanks in advance.

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Old February 9th, 2010, 10:20 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
L. Howard Kittle
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Default Convert number to text

Something like this...?

="person"&A1

HTH
Regards,
Howard

"Brookyboy" wrote in message
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I have a cell with a number in it 1-10
I want to convert that to text like person1 - person10.
I have tried all sorts of formula but not quite got there yet.
Any ideas fellas?
Thanks in advance.



 




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