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Truncating Existing Entries

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    Truncating Existing Entries

    i want to truncate anything past the 7th character. is there a way to do this? The data is pretty uniform, usually has about 12-15 characters, if that helps.

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    Dave Peterson
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    Re: Truncating Existing Entries

    Use a helper column of cells with a formula like:

    =left(a1,7)

    drag down.
    convert to values and delete the original column if you want.


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    > i want to truncate anything past the 7th character. is there a way to do
    > this? The data is pretty uniform, usually has about 12-15 characters,
    > if that helps.
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    works great. thanks!

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