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Old March 27th, 2009, 04:15 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
Michelle22
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Default How to edit text in colum

I have a column of phone numbers listed as 1-555-555-5555 and need to format
it to 555-55-5555 (removing the 1-) and I can't find it anywhere. Can anyone
help? Thanks so much.
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Old March 27th, 2009, 04:55 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
Bernie Deitrick
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Default How to edit text in colum

Michelle,

In another column, use the formula

=RIGHT(A2,LEN(A2)-2)

and copy down.

Unless the dashes are added by formatting...

HTH,
Bernie
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"Michelle22" wrote in message
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I have a column of phone numbers listed as 1-555-555-5555 and need to format
it to 555-55-5555 (removing the 1-) and I can't find it anywhere. Can anyone
help? Thanks so much.



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Old March 27th, 2009, 07:14 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
Daniel
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Default How to edit text in colum

edit, replace"1-" with ""

"Bernie Deitrick" wrote:

Michelle,

In another column, use the formula

=RIGHT(A2,LEN(A2)-2)

and copy down.

Unless the dashes are added by formatting...

HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP


"Michelle22" wrote in message
...
I have a column of phone numbers listed as 1-555-555-5555 and need to format
it to 555-55-5555 (removing the 1-) and I can't find it anywhere. Can anyone
help? Thanks so much.




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Old March 27th, 2009, 07:55 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
Bernie Deitrick
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Default How to edit text in colum

Daniel,

1-321-321-4321 would become 32324321
HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP


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edit, replace"1-" with ""

"Bernie Deitrick" wrote:

Michelle,

In another column, use the formula

=RIGHT(A2,LEN(A2)-2)

and copy down.

Unless the dashes are added by formatting...

HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP


"Michelle22" wrote in message
...
I have a column of phone numbers listed as 1-555-555-5555 and need to format
it to 555-55-5555 (removing the 1-) and I can't find it anywhere. Can anyone
help? Thanks so much.






 




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