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Excel 2007

  • 30-05-2012 10:46AM
    #1
    Warrior Monk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85 ✭✭


    Hi,


    I am copying some information from an Excel 2007 spreadsheet. In just one of the columns, all the cells (after I copy them to a new spreadsheet) suddenly now contain inverted commas. Basically all the text in each cell is now in an inverted comma.

    Could you please help me to remove this? Ideally if I can highlight the entire column and then do something to remove these inverted commas (either before or after I copy and paste them)?


    Best regards,
    Warrior Monk
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Comments

  • #2
    cookie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,794 ✭✭✭cookie1977


    I'm not 100% sure what the exact problem is but it's one or the other below.

    Use the find and replace all function to change the ' to whatever you want.
    With the excel sheet open hit "ctrl f" and choose the "Replace" tab.

    Or instead paste values using the paste special function.


  • #3
    Sup08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,697 ✭✭✭Sup08


    You may be copying text from a CSV file and therefore the sperator might be inverted commas.
    You could re-save the file as an other named workbook (keeping the original) and then copy the information from the new named workbook and paste it without the commas.


  • #4
    fionny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,369 ✭✭✭fionny


    If you do paste special / values does it happen also?


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