So to be helpful next time EXCEL automatically uses the setup that had been earlier used in the session.

How to remove the text to column in excel. I had a column in which each cell had a number followed by a period then a space and then some text. Then all non-numeric characters texts are removed from selected cells immediately as below screenshot shown. In the Remove Characters dialog box only check the Non-numeric box and then click the OK button.

The problem is that I cant delete the default text in the header columns egColumn 1 etcI can only change it to some other text but there are cases where I need to have the column header empty but it wont let me do this. Remove Dashes using Find. I wondered if anyone has come across this problem and whether there is a workaround.

On the add-ins pane select the source range choose the Remove character sets option and pick either Text characters or Numeric characters in the drop-down list. Using a Formula to Remove Text after a Specific Character. In the Format Cells dialogue box make sure the Number tab is selected.

1 Specify the number of characters to be deleted. Removing Text after the nth Instance of a Specific Character. How to remove last character.

Then in next step dialog keep all options unchecked in Delimiters section. If you want to remove these dashes in Excel you can use a couple of methods. So if this is not what one wants one can clear the DATAText_to_column settings -- by typing any text character in a cell then activating DATAtext_to_columns then say choose the Delimited option and clear all of the Delimiters setting boxes.

Good suggestion - Thanks. Text To Column option in excel is available in the Data menu tab under the Data Tools section which is used for separated text available in a cell or column to the columns by splitting them with different criteria. To remove formatting from a whole column or row click the column or row heading to select it.