How do I change the DATA TYPE of a cell or group of cells?
Jan 24, 2015 · I have a large spreadsheet of data which stubbornly will not change data type. when I run the type() formula on a cell, it returns the value 1, and it will not change no matter …
How do I make Excel recognise TRUE or FALSE text as boolean …
17 I have been using the INT formula to convert boolean values TRUE and FALSE into 1s and 0s. However, I have copied some data I have been given into my spreadsheet and Excel hasn't …
How do I force a column in excel to be stored as text?
At this point you will see the quote, but you can paste data in column B as values (CTRL+C & ALT+E+S and select values, or paste special as values from the top menu). Then find+replace …
Stop Excel chart from changing series formatting - Super User
Apr 15, 2019 · I have copied it to this wiki answer so the question can be closed. The answer can be found in this forum post: Re: How can I stop Excel from changing the colors of my chart ? …
Formatting a comma-delimited CSV to force Excel to interpret …
Oct 11, 2002 · You can use Data > Get & Transform Data > From Text/CSV, choose your csv file, and then in the preview, click the "Transform Data" button. In the resulting Power Query Editor …
How do I convert all the cells of an excel sheet to text?
Apr 13, 2010 · Here is the definitive answer: highlight the numbers and use the Data > Text to Columns command. In Page 1 of the wizard, choose the appropriate type (this will probably be …
Set data type to string so XLOOKUP will work - Super User
Mar 28, 2024 · Further investigation, you may find that, in Excel by default numbers are right aligned while texts are left aligned unless you have formatted the alignment, but it doesn't …
How to set character encoding when opening a CSV file in Excel?
Jun 6, 2017 · Use the import function under "Data" tab where Excel allows us to specify the encoding. Select "from text" and choose your csv file then Select Japanese shift-jis encoding.
Excel 2007 - changes on one sheet affecting other (without cell ...
Mar 7, 2013 · Some strange behaviour I've encountered twice in Excel is that changes made to one sheet would be duplicated on another sheet in the same workbook. The first time, I typed …
How do I stop Excel from converting value 0503E000 to 5.03E+02 ...
Jan 8, 2015 · Excel automatically tries to interpret the cell as having a scientific number which is why you are seeing 5.03E+02 instead of 0503E000. Try creating an Excel workbook and …