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Splitting large numbers into groups (LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE)

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    Unhappy Splitting large numbers into groups (LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE)

    Hi

    I am having a problem. I have a spreadsheet with a column of Longitude values like:

    A
    172828.383E

    I want to somehow split the cell into new individual cells so it will be like this:

    A B C
    17 28 28.383

    Any tips?

    Thanks in advance
    Last edited by craighaylett; 11-16-2009 at 12:29 PM.

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    Re: Splitting large numbers into groups (LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE)

    formula in B1

    =Left(A1,2)

    Formula in C1:

    =Mid(A1,3,2)

    Formula in D1:

    =Mid(A1,5,6)

    Then you can copy those down

    Then Copy the 3 new Columns, go to A1 and go to Edit|Paste Special and select Values.
    Where there is a will there are many ways.

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    Re: Splitting large numbers into groups (LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE)

    AWWW Many thanks!!!

    You are awsome!

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    Re: Splitting large numbers into groups (LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE)

    If you actually want those to be actual numbers (not text strings) so that you can do further functions with them

    then add a -- infront of the the Left() or MID() functions...

    e.g. =--Left(A1,2)

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    Re: Splitting large numbers into groups (LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE)

    Many thanks again!

    Craig

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    Re: Splitting large numbers into groups (LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE)

    No problem.

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