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I have a spreadsheet of address from a customer. The first column has school names with the majority of the with a * in front of the name. <br />
*Algona<br />
*Ames<br />
Des Moines<br />
*Alta<br />
*Waukee<br />
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How do I remove the * ?
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I have a spreadsheet of address from a customer. The first column has school names with the majority of the with a * in front of the name. 
*Algona
*Ames
Des Moines
*Alta
*Waukee

How do I remove the * ?

Remove a symbol from a column Excel cells

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