Cleaning data part 3 of 3 – Find and Replace as well as the Text to Column function
To determine numeric values, marking cells for sums in the status bar is a simple approach. Customizing the status bar reveals numeric counts, aiding recognition. Certain formats, like American-style amounts, pose reformatting challenges. Visual examples showcase misleading numerical appearances due to text formatting. Handling dollar signs, commas, and decimals demands careful editing. Handling spaces after thousands involves replacing with nothing, followed by punctuation conversion. 'Text to column' aids segregating data for analysis. Delimited fields or fixed width options accommodate diverse cases. These methods empower efficient manipulation of complex numeric-text combinations.
