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» Removing Redundant Characters from a Range of Cells and Resetting the Format
CATEGORY: Excel Text Formulas |
VERSIONS: All Microsoft Excel Versions |
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Problem: The text values in the range A2:A5 contain redundant parentheses. We want to create a formula that will remove the parentheses and set the format of the cells to "general". Solution: Use the TEXT, TRIM, and SUBSTITUTE functions as shown in the following formula: =TEXT(TRIM(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A2,")",""),"(","")),"General"). |
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