inserting a dash into a column of numbers

[Guest]

Hello all. I would like to insert a "-" into a column of numbers after the
5th digit each time. The 1st 5 digits will not always be the same, obviously
and there are either 6 or 7 digits total in each number.

I was trying to do this via find and replace, but I can't seem to figure out
a good way.

For example: 7000111 I would like to be 70001-11

Thanks in advance!!!!

 

[Guest]

=IF(LEFT(A1,5)<>"",LEFT(A1,3)&"-"&RIGHT(A1,2))

 

[Guest]

LEFT(A1,5) instead of LEFT(A1,3)

=IF(LEFT(A1,5)<>"",LEFT(A1,3)&"-"&RIGHT(A1,2))

 

[Guest]

Thanks, but is there a way to account for the fact that there are either 1 or
2 digits to the right of the dash?

Thanks for the formulas guys...I'm way farther now than I was

 

[Guest]

Nevermind, I just sorted by digits and I got it to work by tweaking 1 or 2 in
the formula. Thanks guys!

 

[Pete_UK]

Something like this:

=IF(LEN(A1)>5,LEFT(A1,5)&"-"&RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-5),A1&"-")

Hope this helps.

Pete

 

[David Biddulph]

=LEFT(A1,5)&"-"&MID(A1,6,2)
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David Biddulph

Thanks, but is there a way to account for the fact that there are either 1
or
2 digits to the right of the dash?

Thanks for the formulas guys...I'm way farther now than I was