Thanks so much for this video! I searched for hours today to find an easy way to convert a large set of Numbers stored as Text. I had downloaded a form with a spreadsheet containing 30 Columns and 80 rows with numbers stored as text. Your Fourth Solution of Space Special Multiplier by 1 for the whole spreadsheet did the trick in seconds!
Thank you for this video!!! I am working on a pricing sheets with all kinds of issues! This fixed one of the bigger ones for me...that text to columns....wow! WFH sure allows for great TH-cam training! :)
2nd example was perfect - I was spending all kinds of time trying to figure out why the excel cell showed number but was acting as text ! Awesome - Thanks
If all steps are not working for you, check your number entry. There must be a single space in it. Just delete the space, most of the time it happens if you copy a number from another source.
Not only left for text or right for numbers but, if you align in center, then it's hard to see what text/number is. Ofc, it will be written in Number Formats, but people are not looking always... :D good video, decent.
I'm an research engineer with experience processing data in Matlab, Mathematica, and many other more scientific software, and Excel is still a struggle to me. Why do I need to watch a tutorial on how to import data from a file? Thanks to TeachExcel for the video.
I'm working with 16-digit numbers. I tried all your methods, but all last digits were changed to 0, not the number it supposed to be. Would you please help me with this? Thanks a lot.
Those numbers have already been cut-off probably. So if it is like that now, I don't think you will be able to get the accuracy back unless you copy/paste from the source data again.
It just happens that I was struggling with a match formula issue today. However, I am matching one column with another column that both contain two integers and two letters (in caps). Ex: 04TT in cell A2 and 04TC in cell B2. The match formula did not recognize that these are different. I ended up just doing a simple =A2=B2. I tried to figure out how to fix this via formatting, but was unsuccessful. Do you have any thoughts by any chance on how I could format this differently.
I'm not entirely sure what the issue is, if you can upload a sample file to our forum and ask there it will be really easy to see the issue and troubleshoot it. www.teachexcel.com/talk/microsoft-office?src=yt_comment
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Your 4th scenario is a game changer, love it thank you so much, all other options were not working.
Thanks so much for this video! I searched for hours today to find an easy way to convert a large set of Numbers stored as Text. I had downloaded a form with a spreadsheet containing 30 Columns and 80 rows with numbers stored as text. Your Fourth Solution of Space Special Multiplier by 1 for the whole spreadsheet did the trick in seconds!
Text to Column was the trick. Thanks!
Yeah, nice trick.
Thank you for this video!!! I am working on a pricing sheets with all kinds of issues! This fixed one of the bigger ones for me...that text to columns....wow! WFH sure allows for great TH-cam training! :)
Golden minute at 3:00. I fixed using text to columns. Thanks a lot!
thanks alot for the help, i've been searching for an solution to this problem for so long. The text to columns solved it for me.
2nd example was perfect - I was spending all kinds of time trying to figure out why the excel cell showed number but was acting as text ! Awesome - Thanks
You are very welcome! Honestly, this problem is such a pain and so easy to forget about.
This is very very helpful! Thank you so much!!!
Very useful tips, thanks
Thank you so much it really solved my problem. . . .
Thanks a lot, much appreciated.
If all steps are not working for you, check your number entry. There must be a single space in it. Just delete the space, most of the time it happens if you copy a number from another source.
Great video~ Thank you so much for your kind help!
Thank you so much. When i entry numeric via data entry form then it store as text. Now i solved this problem by your formula.
Not only left for text or right for numbers but, if you align in center, then it's hard to see what text/number is. Ofc, it will be written in Number Formats, but people are not looking always... :D good video, decent.
I'm an research engineer with experience processing data in Matlab, Mathematica, and many other more scientific software, and Excel is still a struggle to me. Why do I need to watch a tutorial on how to import data from a file?
Thanks to TeachExcel for the video.
you are the best
Thanks!!
I ended up c/p'ing into an html editor and using the multi-line select (alt+left-click)
This is very Useful tutorial !
thank you for your tips
it makes our jobs easier ;)
You're welcome! And if you have any recommendations or requests, please let me know! :)
What is the fastest method for changing multiple columns of dynamic data into numbers?
really useful :)
I'm working with 16-digit numbers. I tried all your methods, but all last digits were changed to 0, not the number it supposed to be. Would you please help me with this? Thanks a lot.
This is very helpful thanks, moreover, sometimes it shows values like (4.2312E+12
), why is this happening and what should I do?
Those numbers have already been cut-off probably. So if it is like that now, I don't think you will be able to get the accuracy back unless you copy/paste from the source data again.
TeachExcel thanks a lot 👍🏼
Thanks
How to convcert text for example 93,3 to number? Text to column function doesnt work, or only work if you want to cut commas away..
It just happens that I was struggling with a match formula issue today. However, I am matching one column with another column that both contain two integers and two letters (in caps). Ex: 04TT in cell A2 and 04TC in cell B2. The match formula did not recognize that these are different. I ended up just doing a simple =A2=B2. I tried to figure out how to fix this via formatting, but was unsuccessful. Do you have any thoughts by any chance on how I could format this differently.
Hi. What if it is coming from xero data? Thanks.
Dear Sir, I tried all but nothing working in excel. Please help me to fix it out. Thanks
What if we have 0's in front and we don't want it to go away when we convert it into a value
Hello sir, how to convert text to numbers in a horizontal row?
Use the transpose() function for the range and then use the solution in this video
But what if the cell contains a number, but the formula did not calculate properly still using lookup, but the lookup formula works for other cells
I'm not entirely sure what the issue is, if you can upload a sample file to our forum and ask there it will be really easy to see the issue and troubleshoot it. www.teachexcel.com/talk/microsoft-office?src=yt_comment
thanks. But what if I have tonnes of these cells. I
how do i do that in VBA
this text thing cost me so much time and at last i got this simple solution and i feel so stupid now.
here how to do it: 3:16
Oh well none of them work for me.
fuck excel, i cant convert shit to numbers