Excel: Auto converting text to numbers
I am downloading an Excel sheet, and the numbers come in as text. It basically comes in as "33 %" but Excel registers this as text, not a percentage. I have a cell that will be used to add the numbers, but since they are text it doesn't work. Given this information, is there a way to convert the imported data into numbers. I would prefer to include this into my formula. The potential numbers are: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 0 %, 25 %, 33 %, 50 %, 67 %, 75 %, 100 %, and N/A I would prefer a function, again if possible, that could convert any number. Please note, the space between the number and the % sign is there on purpose.
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You could try this: Select an empty cell Edit|copy Select the range of "numbers" to be fixed Edit|paste special|values check Add When I did this, my "75 %" cell changed to .75. That's still the same value, but it lost its format. If you're getting this data from a web page, you may have non-breaking spaces (HTML stuff) in those cells. You may want to try David McRitchie's routine to clean that stuff up: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/join.htm#trimall (look for "Sub Trimall()") If you're new to macros, you may want to read David McRitchie's intro at: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm Avi wrote: > > I am downloading an Excel sheet, and the numbers come in as text. It > basically comes in as "33 %" but Excel registers this as text, not a > percentage. > > I have a cell that will be used to add the numbers, but since they are > text it doesn't work. > > Given this information, is there a way to convert the imported data > into numbers. I would prefer to include this into my formula. The > potential numbers are: > > 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 0 %, 25 %, 33 %, 50 %, 67 %, 75 %, 100 %, and N/A > > I would prefer a function, again if possible, that could convert any > number. Please note, the space between the number and the % sign is > there on purpose. -- Dave Peterson
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