If cell is < 7 digits add 0's in front of number

[mrdilsingh]

Hi,

I need an formula that will be something like 'If cell is < 7 digits add 0's in front of number'

Right now in cell - after formula should be:

123456 - 0123456
1234567 - 1234567
123456 - 0123456
12345678 - 12345678

Can someone please help me?

[Ace_XL]

use

=TEXT(A1,"0000000")

[FDibbins]

Hi and welcome to the forum

If you dont want to add any other formulas or columns, you could use a custom format to force the leading zero

highlight the range/right-click/format/number/custom enter 7 zeros

[mrdilsingh]

=TEXT(A1,"0000000") worked great!


Thanks!

[FDibbins]

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