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Beth97Salt
Sep 20, 2021Copper Contributor
Convert text into number in Excel
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone was able to help. I've been racking my brains for ages and search countless forums to try and figure this out.
I have a Microsoft form that has a Likert scale question and Microsoft forms does not allow for a label and a numerical score to the label. So, when I export the responses from the form into excel the response label appears rather than a score. I want to convert the label to their score/numerical value i.e. None of the time = 1, Rarely = 2, Some of the time = 3, Often = 4, All of the time = 5 so I have numerical data to analyse.
Is there a way to convert these labels/ text in excel to their score numerical value so the responses appear as their score in the sheet?
I really appreciate any help.
I've put a screen cap of my Microsoft from and its excel output for reference.
Thanks,
Bethany
Hi Fyse,
Select your dates, in ribbon Conditional formatting, New rule, Use formula...
Add formula
=(EDATE($H5,24)>=TODAY())*(EDATE($H5,21)<=TODAY())
and apply yellow format
Ok and apply
Repeat Conditional formatting -> Manage rule, New rule, etc, but with formula
=(TODAY()>=EDATE($H5,24))
Result is like this
and attached.
Sorry, I was wrong with previous variant of formulas, corrected.
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Unfortunately, your screenshots are so small that I cannot read them.
Press Ctrl+H to activate the Replace dialog.
Enter None of the time in the Find what box and 1 in the Replace with box, then click Replace All.
Repeat for the four other options.
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HansVogelaar to me you are a genius! Its worked. After hours of searching this has worked and its so simple. Thank you so much for your help.