Trying to insert * in front of numbers

**Terry Smith** · 03-24-2012, 02:25 PM

I have a sheet where I enter stop #'s every week. For tracking records this sheet need a correct total count. I reduplicate this sheet because the workbook contains a sheet for every week. Sometime the stops change around so I can not just make a master sheet. Every week when I reduplicate I use replace and type in the stop # and replace it with an * in front of the number to remove it from the count. The sheet counts stops based on the number, putting the symbol in front eliminates that stop # from the count until it is actually valid. I then retype the stop # each day. I get 2 sets per day. As you can see from the sheet below there are 41 stops with more being added soon. Is there an easier way to add the * in front of each number rather than using replace? I have already updated the 1st section in the sheet below and also started the replace system I have been using

**protonLeah** · 03-24-2012, 02:34 PM

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**DGagnon** · 03-24-2012, 02:36 PM

can you please change the subject line of your post to somethign more specific?

but interms on the question, what exactly is it you want to sum/count, and where do you want the sum/count to appear?

**Terry Smith** · 03-24-2012, 03:19 PM

I have the sum and count in the sheet. I just need each stop number not to be counted but still displayed until that time arrives. Entering a symbol in front achieves this. So besides using replace for all 41 is there a way to enter that symbol for all at one time?