> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Jeff Johnson > Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 11:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NF] Excel Question > > I have a spreadsheet that has numbers entered in cells as '325. I want > to convert them to 325 so I can operate on them. I can't figure out how > to do this. If I convert the cell format to a number it doesn't work > because it is text because of the single quote. > > TIA > > -- > Jeff
What version of Excel are you using? I've got 2003 and it seems to do math on the cells (summation, division, etc.) just fine... Maybe it's a setting somewhere in Options rather than a formatting thing? Thanks, Matthew Jarvis || Business Systems Analyst IT Department McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center 1460 G Street, Springfield, OR 97477 || Ph: 541-744-6092 || Fax: 541-744-6145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: This electronic message may contain information that is Proprietary, Confidential, or legally privileged or protected. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and entity named in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete the material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information it contains. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/69f310c05dd83c48a84ba3769ce1ecf8034ad...@tntriexevs02.triadhospitals.net ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
