Microsoft Excel multiplies each cell by 1, and in doing so, converts the text to numbers. We hope this tutorial helps you understand how to convert numbers stored as text to numbers in Excel.

Remove leading zeros and convert to number: For example, if you write the value 0009 in a cell, Excel automatically abbreviates it to 9. Preserve the first 15 digits of long numbers and convert it ...

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