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The way numbers are displayed

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Pnw - 06 Mar 2008 22:03 GMT
I have a price sheet that displays prices like this 6.26248371689101 need to
change them to display $6.26 have tried currency, accounting, everything.
Please help
Thanks for any help!
Niek Otten - 06 Mar 2008 22:24 GMT
It looks like your "numbers" are in fact text.
With the "number" in A1, put this formula in another cell:

=VALUE(A1)

You can format that cell the way you like

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Niek Otten
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|I have a price sheet that displays prices like this 6.26248371689101 need to
| change them to display $6.26 have tried currency, accounting, everything.
| Please help
| Thanks for any help!
Pnw - 06 Mar 2008 22:47 GMT
Thank you so much. How do I continue this though out an entire column?

> It looks like your "numbers" are in fact text.
> With the "number" in A1, put this formula in another cell:
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> | Please help
> | Thanks for any help!
Gord Dibben - 06 Mar 2008 23:02 GMT
Format all "numbers" to General.

Copy an empty cell.

Select the range of "numbers" and Edit>Paste Special>Add>OK>Esc.

Gord Dibben  MS Excel MVP

>Thank you so much. How do I continue this though out an entire column?
>
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>> | Please help
>> | Thanks for any help!

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