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    Re: How can I remove unwanted text coming before a number? For all cells in a column?

    Quote Originally Posted by FlameRetired
    What if the first number is preceded by a space or some other text?
    Yes, that could be a problem. But nothing that can't be fixed

    =REPLACE(A1,1,LOOKUP(10^308,SEARCH(" "&{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9},A1&1/17)),"")
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