Comments on: Updating Values En Masse http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/06/25/updating-values-en-masse/ Daily posts of Excel tips…and other stuff Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:32:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kevin http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/06/25/updating-values-en-masse/#comment-1855 Kevin Mon, 16 Aug 2004 22:22:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=656#comment-1855 <p>I didn't realize this function existed. That's easier than the method I was using, which was this code:</p> <p>Sub text2num()<br> Dim cell As Range</p> <p> For Each cell In Selection<br> cell.Formula = cell.Formula<br> Next<br> End Sub</p> <p>This works too, but it's easier to explain your way to the other people I work with. People who get clammy hands and cold sweats when you tell them to open the VBA editor. People who are probably better off leaving VBA alone.</p> I didn’t realize this function existed. That’s easier than the method I was using, which was this code:

Sub text2num()
Dim cell As Range

For Each cell In Selection
cell.Formula = cell.Formula
Next
End Sub

This works too, but it’s easier to explain your way to the other people I work with. People who get clammy hands and cold sweats when you tell them to open the VBA editor. People who are probably better off leaving VBA alone.

]]> By: frank http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/06/25/updating-values-en-masse/#comment-1854 frank Wed, 11 Aug 2004 03:33:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=656#comment-1854 <p>What is so great about this technique, is that it preserves formulas in the cells you are updating.</p> <p>If you know in advance that you will be "updating en masse", try representing the values as formulas; =123 instead of 123. After (multiple) updating, you will always find how each cell was updated by looking at its formula; e.g. =((123)+10)*1.05</p> What is so great about this technique, is that it preserves formulas in the cells you are updating.

If you know in advance that you will be “updating en masse”, try representing the values as formulas; =123 instead of 123. After (multiple) updating, you will always find how each cell was updated by looking at its formula; e.g. =((123)+10)*1.05

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