removing dashes changes test into number

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DanM

i have columns of numbers like 34510-03220-E0
that the cells DO say are formated as text. how do i remove the dashes
without it changing automaticly into a number format? i want it to read
3451003220E0 not 3.45E+09
 
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Ron Rosenfeld

i have columns of numbers like 34510-03220-E0
that the cells DO say are formated as text. how do i remove the dashes
without it changing automaticly into a number format? i want it to read
3451003220E0 not 3.45E+09
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I think the SUBSTITUTE function will return a text string without conversion:

=SUBSTITUTE(A1,"-","")


--ron
 
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Dave Peterson

Maybe you can use a helper column of cells with formulas like:

=substitute(a1,"-","")
 
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