Question

How to delete leading zeros in excel

Answer 1

To delete leading zeros in Excel, you can format cells as 'General' or use the VALUE function to convert text numbers into actual numbers, which naturally removes leading zeros.

Step-by-step explanation:

To delete leading zeros in Excel, you can use a combination of Excel functions such as TEXT, VALUE, or simply by changing the cell format. Here's an easy method:

1. Select the cells with the leading zeros you want to remove.
2. Right-click and select 'Format Cells'.
3. In the Format Cells dialog, choose the 'Number' category.
4. Select 'General' as the format, then click OK. Excel will automatically remove any leading zeros.

If the numbers with leading zeros were entered as text, use the VALUE function by typing '=VALUE(cell_reference)' in a new cell and copying it down the column. After this, you can copy these cells and use 'Paste Special' to paste them as values over the original data to replace them permanently without leading zeros.