Format single column cells to be 6 characters long

[bubberz]

I have a sheet with a single column, but there are about 3700 rows. Some are 4 to 5 characters long. I need them all 6 char long.

Below is kinda what I need to do (add zeros to the left side to make the cells 6 chars long):

If Len(x) = 4 then "00"+X
Else
If len(x) = 5 then "0"+X
End If

[Anne Troy]

Just do Format-->Cells, Custom and type six zeroes into the box. See:
http://www.officearticles.com/excel/...soft_excel.htm
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Anne Troy
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> I have a sheet with a single column, but there are about 3700 rows.
> Some are 4 to 5 characters long. I need them all 6 char long.
>
> Below is kinda what I need to do (add zeros to the left side to make
> the cells 6 chars long):
>
> If Len(x) = 4 then "00"+X
> Else
> If len(x) = 5 then "0"+X
> End If
>
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[bubberz]

That's exactly what I stumbled on!

Thanks for the post!