How do I change "." to "," so e.g. 1.000 = 1,000 in the same colum

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Tracy

Hi I need to convert a large spreadsheet with volumes of no.s set out in the
European format which separate 000s with a dot "." to the Uk format which
separates this with commas e,g. 1,000. I need to do this in the same
column/cells, not as a formula, i.e. not {sum=cell*1000}, and I've tried the
find and replace function which doesn't work as it changes e.g. 10.000 to 10
 
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Bryan Hessey

If this is (number) now accepted as the decimal point then a helper
column with *1000 might be the easiest solution, then Copy that helper
column and Paste Special, Values back over the original column, and
delete the helper column.

Note, for numbers with no . you might need to not multiply by 1000

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J

John James

Set the correct options under Tools-Options-International

Also make sure the default settings on your computer are OK (I assume
they are) Start-Control Panel- Regional and Language Options - Regional
Options.
 
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Toppers

Tracy,
If you can do the change by multiplying by 1000, then:

Put 1000 in a spare cell and COPY it.

Select range to be changed
Edit==>PasteSpecial==>Operation==>Multiply
Delete spare cell
Format your data NUMBER==> ' Use 1000 separator(,)


TEST first!!

HTH
 
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