Hoe to change text format .126 to number format 0.126

V

vitality

Hi everyone.

I has a column of data full of:
..123
..123
..65
..89
--> all in text format.

Is it possible to have some equation to change those data to:
0.123
0.123
0.65
0.89
--> as number format.

Thx
 
B

Bryan Hessey

Assuming that your data is in column A, in B1 put

=value(A1)

and formula-copy that for the length of your data, the format 0.123 is
the General format, and so should suit your needs.



Additionally, having done that, you can Copy column B and Paste
Special, Values (back into column B) then delete column A.
 
J

Jerry W. Lewis

Changing the format does not change the underlying value. In
particular, you must do more than simply reformat to change text digits
into a number. Copy an empty cell, select the column and Edit|Paste
Special|Add.

Jerry
 
B

Bryan Hessey

unless the figures were originally entered as '.123 when the 'Value'
will be required.
 
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