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Changing A Column Of Text numbers To True Numbers: How ?



 
 
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Old March 4th, 2009, 07:44 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
Robert11[_3_]
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Default Changing A Column Of Text numbers To True Numbers: How ?

Hello,

Using Excel 2007

Have a column of numbers that I entered as Text.

Wish to change the entire column, now, to "Numbers," so that I can apply a
formula (SUM) to them.

Apparently, it won't let me, even though I select the column and go to
"Format Cells" and select Numbers.

Still comes up as a Text column.

How to I change them to real "numbers", please ?

Thanks,
Bob


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Old March 4th, 2009, 08:15 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
gls858
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Default Changing A Column Of Text numbers To True Numbers: How ?

Robert11 wrote:
Hello,

Using Excel 2007

Have a column of numbers that I entered as Text.

Wish to change the entire column, now, to "Numbers," so that I can apply a
formula (SUM) to them.

Apparently, it won't let me, even though I select the column and go to
"Format Cells" and select Numbers.

Still comes up as a Text column.

How to I change them to real "numbers", please ?

Thanks,
Bob



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gls858
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Old March 4th, 2009, 10:08 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
Gord Dibben
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Default Changing A Column Of Text numbers To True Numbers: How ?

Format the column as Number or General then copy an empty cell.

Select the column and EditPaste Special(in place)AddOKEsc

This will coerce the text numbers into real numbers.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Wed, 4 Mar 2009 13:44:44 -0500, "Robert11" wrote:

Hello,

Using Excel 2007

Have a column of numbers that I entered as Text.

Wish to change the entire column, now, to "Numbers," so that I can apply a
formula (SUM) to them.

Apparently, it won't let me, even though I select the column and go to
"Format Cells" and select Numbers.

Still comes up as a Text column.

How to I change them to real "numbers", please ?

Thanks,
Bob


 




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