Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated December 27, 2024)
This tip applies to Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
It is not uncommon to need to adjust values imported from a different program, once they are in Excel. For instance, you may need to divide all the imported values by 100 or by 1000 or by some other number.
There is an easy way to perform such an operation in Excel. Simply follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Paste Special dialog box.
That's it! All the values in your data range have been divided by the appropriate amount.
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2021-03-15 15:43:34
william b. driskell
This tip is also good for converting numbers-as-text into real numbers. Simply copy the value "1" and past special, multiply. Note: empty cells become 0.
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