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removing specific beginning characters within all cells

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    removing specific beginning characters within all cells

    Could someone assist with a macro that removes a specific character.
    Here's what I have in my various cells
    cell 1: .abc-123
    cell 2: ..def-456
    cell 3: ...hij-789


    I would like them converted to the following cells by having all the decimals removed at the beginning:
    cell 1: abc-123
    cell 2: def-456
    cell 3: hij-789
    thanks

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    Re: removing specific beginning characters within all cells


    See Replace method …

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    Re: removing specific beginning characters within all cells

    but what happens if I have cells that are intermixed that contain a number decimal, and I do not want those decimals removed?

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    Re: removing specific beginning characters within all cells


    Far from original sample ! So you can check first char with Left function for example and cut string with Mid function …

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    Re: removing specific beginning characters within all cells

    tdf2437,
    Can you complete your examples list with some samples with decimal number.
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