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• #HOW TO SUM A COLUMN IN EXCEL FORMULA ZIP#

Because some of the ZIP codes have five digits and some have six, enter the following command in cell E2: =RIGHT(D2,6), then copy from E2 down to E3 through E16. The solution is to use the =RIGHT function. Because some of the states have multiple names such as Prince Edward Island, the Text to Columns function would spread the data across too many columns.Ĭ. For this task, the Text to Columns option would not be accurate, because the only delimiter available is a space. Now we need to separate the ZIP codes from the state names. Click Convert to Number from the pop-up list, and it’s done. Right-click the yellow warning sign that’s left of the first text cell in the range. Highlight the range of text that’s impersonating numbers. To do this, move down to the first number in the list that’s actually text.

If the values are text, you must convert them to numbers immediately. Unless the previous owner of the spreadsheet instructed Excel to ignore this error, then the contents of the cell are text. Last, look for the green triangle in the top left corner of the cell. If you see apostrophes before any of the numbers, those entries are text. Another option is to scroll quickly through a long list of imported numbers and watch the Formula Bar. How can you know if a number is really text? Generally, text is left-justified and numbers are right-justified but, because everyone formats their spreadsheets for aesthetics now, that method is unreliable. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you’re importing huge databases from a mainframe or an outside, external source, sometimes the numbers export as text. Just click the Increase Decimal button in the Number group under the Home tab. Notice (in the formula bar) that the random numbers have 15 digits after the decimal (Excel defaults to 9), which you can change, if necessary (as displayed in cell F3). Now the list contains values instead of functions, so it will not change. Click the Values button from the Paste Special dialog window, then click OK.Ģ. Move your cursor to cell B3 and select Home > Paste > Paste Special. Select that column and press Ctrl+C (for copy) or click the Copy button under the Home tab and choose Copy from the drop-down menu. Enter the function =RAND() in columns A3 through A14. If you need to maintain your random numbers lists, you must format the cells as values.ġ. Note however, that every time you enter new data and press the Enter key, the list of random numbers you just created changes. In Excel, the RAND function generates a random number between 0 and 1. The RAND function is really simple and traditionally used for statistical analysis, cryptography, gaming, gambling, and probability theory, among dozens of other things.

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