Merging cells or adding to a cell

[vampcatt]

OK.. If I have product numbers in column A of a file, and I want to add a couple characters to the beginning of each number.

example.. code is "123".. I want the code to be "FF123" is there a simple way to do this?
Either an add command, or even creating a whole column of "FF" and them merging them?

I do not wish to do this manually by editing as there are THOUSANDS of rows to edit.

thanks!

[Aladin Akyurek]

On 2002-04-10 22:46, vampcatt wrote:


OK.. If I have product numbers in column A of a file, and I want to add a couple characters to the beginning of each number.

example.. code is "123".. I want the code to be "FF123" is there a simple way to do this?
Either an add command, or even creating a whole column of "FF" and them merging them?

I do not wish to do this manually by editing as there are THOUSANDS of rows to edit.

thanks!

I'm sure someone will provide you a macro.

The formula-way is just:

="FF"&A1

where A1 houses the first entry that you want to modify.

Enter this in B1 and give a double click on its fill handle in order to copy the formula down. Then copy all of the cells in B and execute Edit|Paste Special >Values in place. Delete column A.

Aladin

[anno]

assuming your numbers are in column A, select column B and type in FF or whatever in the formula bar. press ctrl+shift+enter simultaneously, which will put 'FF' in the entire column. in the first row of column C, put =A1&B1 and copy this down as far as needed using the fill handle (bottom right of cell). then select column C again, do copy> paste special>values and delete column B

[eliW]

Here is a macro, need some polish but works,

Sub AddFF()

Dim myRange As Range
Set myRange = Range("A1:A5000")
For i = 1 To myRange.Cells.Count
myRange.Cells(i).Value = "FF" & myRange.Cells(i).Value
Next i
End Sub

Just adjust the number of rows (set to 5000)
Eli

[vampcatt]

Great! .. thanks guys!
You've been a great help!