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Format numbers as text Select the cell or range of cells that contains the numbers that you want to format as text. How to select cells or a range.On the Home tab, in the Number group, click the arrow next to the Number Format box, and then click Text.

1. Type a number ?1? into a blank cell, and then copy it with pressing Ctrl + C keys. Select the scattered cells you need to convert to numbers with holding the Ctrl key, and then press Ctrl + Alt + V keys simultaneously.

Select the cells that have numbers stored as text. On the Home tab, click Paste > Paste Special. Click Multiply, and then click OK. Excel multiplies each cell by 1, and in doing so, converts the text to numbers.

Convert Text to Numbers Using 'Convert to Number' Option Select all the cells that you want to convert from text to numbers. Click on the yellow diamond shape icon that appears at the top right. From the menu that appears, select 'Convert to Number' option.

Convert Text to Numbers Using 'Convert to Number' Option Select all the cells that you want to convert from text to numbers. Click on the yellow diamond shape icon that appears at the top right. From the menu that appears, select 'Convert to Number' option.

Next to the selected cell or range of cells, click the error button that appears. On the menu, click Convert to Number. (If you want to simply get rid of the error indicator without converting the number, click Ignore Error.) This action converts the numbers that are stored as text back to numbers.

On the Tools menu, click Options. In the Options dialog box, click the Error Checking tab. In the Settings section, click to select the Enable background error checking check box. In the Rules section, make sure the Number stored as text rule is selected, and then click OK.

Convert text into number by changing the cell format Another quick way to convert numerical values formatted as text to numbers is this: Select the cells with text-formatted numbers. On the Home tab, in the Number group, choose General or Number from the Number Format drop-down list.

We will work on column C this time. Add 1 to an empty cell on the worksheet: Copy the cell (Ctrl + C) where you just input 1: Select the range of numbers to convert: Right-click over the list of numbers and select Paste Special: Select Multiply and hit OK: Now, the entire column is formatted as a number.

Next to the selected cell or range of cells, click the error button that appears. On the menu, click Convert to Number. (If you want to simply get rid of the error indicator without converting the number, click Ignore Error.) This action converts the numbers that are stored as text back to numbers.