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How do you make the results of a concatenate permanent text?



 
 
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Old May 7th, 2010, 08:49 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Susan
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Default How do you make the results of a concatenate permanent text?

I have two columns of text which I have concatenated but I need the results
to be text not just the results. I have tried copying the column to another
column - that doesn't work so..................
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Old May 7th, 2010, 08:55 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Project Mangler
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Default How do you make the results of a concatenate permanent text?

Did you try PasteSpecial Values?

"Susan" wrote in message
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I have two columns of text which I have concatenated but I need the

results
to be text not just the results. I have tried copying the column to

another
column - that doesn't work so..................



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Old May 7th, 2010, 09:01 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Don Guillett[_2_]
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Default How do you make the results of a concatenate permanent text?

copy/pastepaste specialvalues

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"Susan" wrote in message
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I have two columns of text which I have concatenated but I need the results
to be text not just the results. I have tried copying the column to
another
column - that doesn't work so..................


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Old May 7th, 2010, 09:12 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Max
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Default How do you make the results of a concatenate permanent text?

The key you seek is to do Copy paste special as values
(not just copy paste)
voila? hit YES below
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"Susan" wrote:
I have two columns of text which I have concatenated but I need the results
to be text not just the results. I have tried copying the column to another
column - that doesn't work so..................

 




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