I have a column of variable length numbers/text (6-12 characters). I need to
place leading zeros in each of the cells to create a standard length of 15
characters. What's the easiest way to do this?

sleect cells or column then pull-down:

Format Cells... Number Custom and enter 000000000000000
in place of general
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"MVPitts" wrote:

I have a column of variable length numbers/text (6-12 characters). I need to
place leading zeros in each of the cells to create a standard length of 15
characters. What's the easiest way to do this?

MVPitts wrote:
I have a column of variable length numbers/text (6-12 characters). I need to
place leading zeros in each of the cells to create a standard length of 15
characters. What's the easiest way to do this?

Hi MVPitts,

Try :
=right(REPT("0",15) & "text" , 15)

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=IF(ISTEXT(A1),REPT("0",15-LEN(A1))&A1,TEXT(A1,"000000000000000"))

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten

"MVPitts" wrote in message
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I have a column of variable length numbers/text (6-12 characters). I need
to
place leading zeros in each of the cells to create a standard length of 15
characters. What's the easiest way to do this?

Which, indeed, can be simplified to

=REPT("0",15-LEN(A1))&A1

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten

"Niek Otten" wrote in message
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=IF(ISTEXT(A1),REPT("0",15-LEN(A1))&A1,TEXT(A1,"000000000000000"))

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten

"MVPitts" wrote in message
...
I have a column of variable length numbers/text (6-12 characters). I need
to
place leading zeros in each of the cells to create a standard length of
15
characters. What's the easiest way to do this?