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 …
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 …
Excel: Change default encoding (file origin) of Text Import Wizard …
For Value data, enter 65001 to set your default to UTF-8. For some other encoding, use the code page identifier, which you can find in the Text Import Wizard in Excel or in this list.
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.