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Insert a Space in to excel if starting numbers match

I have a list of telephone numbers and I wish to format them with a space , I wish to add a space after the 5th character if the first 5 characters match a set number of numbers.

e.g the numbers

441289307028
441482869861
442083032228

If any of the above numbers start with "4420","4423","4424","4428" then format them with a space after the 5th character.

So the results would be

441289307028
441482869861
44208 3032228

Any help would be great!

jppinto

You can use this formula on a second column:

=IF(OR(LEFT(A1,4)="4420",LEFT(A1,4)="4423",LEFT(A1,4)="4424",LEFT(A1,4)="4428"),LEFT(A1;4)&" " & RIGHT(A1,7),A1)

Please check the attached example.

jppinto

Book1.xlsx

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ASKER

Thanks Almost there. The above example deletes a character rather than inserts a space?

jppinto

You're right! I had a mistake on my formula...it should have a RIGHT(A2,8) instead of RIGHT(A2,7).

Please check the attached file.

jppinto
Book1.xlsx

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ASKER

Thank You just played around with it - do you mind If I ask you a further question?

All the numbers I have are telephone numbers and I wish to put them in the correct UK format , 3 out of the 4 formulas for the different types of telcode are below

=IF(OR(LEFT(A1,4)="4420",LEFT(A1,4)="4423",LEFT(A1,4)="4424",LEFT(A1,4)="4428"),LEFT(A1,4)&" " & RIGHT(A1,8),A1)

=IF(OR(LEFT(A1,7)="4413873",LEFT(A1,7)="4415242",LEFT(A1,7)="4415394",LEFT(A1,7)="4415395",LEFT(A1,7)="4415396",LEFT(A1,7)="4416973",LEFT(A1,7)="4416974",LEFT(A1,7)="4416977",LEFT(A1,7)="4417683",LEFT(A1,7)="4417684",LEFT(A1,7)="4417687",LEFT(A1,7)="4419467"),LEFT(A1,4)&" " & RIGHT(A1,8),A1)

=IF(OR(LEFT(A1,6)="44113",LEFT(A1,6)="44114",LEFT(A1,6)="44115",LEFT(A1,6)="44116",LEFT(A1,6)="44117",LEFT(A1,6)="44118",LEFT(A1,6)="44121",LEFT(A1,6)="44131",LEFT(A1,6)="44141",LEFT(A1,6)="44151",LEFT(A1,6)="44161",LEFT(A1,6)="44191"),LEFT(A1,6)&" " & RIGHT(A1,8),A1)

The fourth type just needs a space added after the 5th character which is a majority of all the numbers.

How do I put these formulas all together so that it produces the correct results for all types of numbers? Or am I floggin a dead horse! ;)

Thank You

jppinto

Hummm...I'm not sure I understood what you're trying to do now...you want to put the 3 formulas posted all in one formula?

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ASKER

Yes and an ifnot statement that adds a space after 5 characters...

jppinto

Just the first 3 formulas would look something like this:

=IF(OR(LEFT(A1,4)="4420",LEFT(A1,4)="4423",LEFT(A1,4)="4424",LEFT(A1,4)="4428"),LEFT(A1,4)&" " & RIGHT(A1,8),IF(OR(LEFT(A1,7)="4413873",LEFT(A1,7)="4415242",LEFT(A1,7)="4415394",LEFT(A1,7)="4415395",LEFT(A1,7)="4415396",LEFT(A1,7)="4416973",LEFT(A1,7)="4416974",LEFT(A1,7)="4416977",LEFT(A1,7)="4417683",LEFT(A1,7)="4417684",LEFT(A1,7)="4417687",LEFT(A1,7)="4419467"),LEFT(A1,4)&" " & RIGHT(A1,8),IF(OR(LEFT(A1,6)="44113",LEFT(A1,6)="44114",LEFT(A1,6)="44115",LEFT(A1,6)="44116",LEFT(A1,6)="44117",LEFT(A1,6)="44118",LEFT(A1,6)="44121",LEFT(A1,6)="44131",LEFT(A1,6)="44141",LEFT(A1,6)="44151",LEFT(A1,6)="44161",LEFT(A1,6)="44191"),LEFT(A1,6)&" " & RIGHT(A1,8),A1)))

If you want to add an aditional formula, it would look even worst!

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