It won't let me change the value to a dollar sign!

tonynguyen10

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I downloaded this sheet from the county public records. Usually, I'd select the column and hit the dollar sign and viola! everything has a dollar sign and in the correct format. Can't do it with this sheet.. it doesn't do a thing when i click on the dollar sign...

help pls?
 

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Once you apply the format you can goto Data-->Text to Columns-->Finish and that will coerce it.

HTH,
 
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Help me on the same issue. I'm not able to: goto Data-->Text to Columns-->Finish.

Is there another way?
 
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Welcome to the Board!

It is available in your version of Excel, so I'm not sure what you mean. Is it disabled?

What you quoted isn't that friendly to me. I was able to Ctrl+GoTo but I did not see the same options you assume I should select.
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@cardsrvc, it is under the data tab in the ribbon not the goto shortcut.
 
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