Remove Dashes from Social Security Numbers

C

catrose

How do I remove the dashes from SSN's on a spread sheet? They are NOT setup
as '111-11-1111 I also have a lot of SSN's that start with 00X-XX-XXXX
and I still need the 0's (zeroes) to show.
 
B

Bob Phillips

=SUBSTITUTE(A1,"-","")

and format as 0000000000

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HTH

Bob Phillips

(replace somewhere in email address with gmail if mailing direct)
 
N

Nobody

Edit | Replace | Find What:- | Replace With: "leave it blank" | click Replace
All
Format | Cells | Number tab | Custom | Enter 000000000
 
C

catrose

That worked perfectly. Thank you!!!!

Nobody said:
Edit | Replace | Find What:- | Replace With: "leave it blank" | click Replace
All
Format | Cells | Number tab | Custom | Enter 000000000
 

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