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Excel: removing formulas but keeping the answers as text

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I have an Excel document which makes a lot of calculations and shows the results in specific fields as text. I need to get these answers into PHP but Excel Reader can't read those fields, since they are the results of calculations.

So, I want to save the Excel document without the formulas/calculations, but with the results as text. How do i do this?

I'm stuck using Excel 2004 Mac btw.

edit: I forgot to mention: a client of mine has to upload a new version of this Excel document each day (the calculations change daily), so the simpler the solution the better. Also, there are too many values to change them all manually.

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tape2 Avatar asked Nov 16 '09 09:11

tape2


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A finger dance worth remembering

ALT + E, S, V

To Paste Special (Values)

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Russ Cam Avatar answered Feb 01 '23 11:02

Russ Cam


select all, then copy, then paste special as value

if this is need every day then you almost certainly want to record a macro that loops over very worksheet in the work book and does this

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jk. Avatar answered Feb 01 '23 11:02

jk.