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Supposing you received a worksheet contains a list of numbers, and now you need to format all these numbers as mac addresses by adding colon symbol as below screenshot shown. What can you do to achieve it? You can try the method in this tutorial to solve the problem.
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The below formula can help you format number as mac address by adding a colon. Please do as follows.
1. Select a blank cell, enter formula into the Formula Bar, and then press the Enter key. See screenshot:
=LEFT(A2,2)&':'&MID(A2,3,2)&':'&MID(A2,5,2)&':'&MID(A2,7,2)&':'&MID(A2,9,2)&':'&RIGHT(A2,2)
Note: In the formula, A2 is the cell contains the number you will format as mac format.
2. Select the first result cell, drag the Fill Handle down to get all mac format numbers. See screenshot: Format mac addresses in cells by adding colon with VBA
With below VBA code, you can format a range of numbers as mac addresses at once in Excel. Please do as follows.
1. Press the Alt + F11 keys simultaneously to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.Word And Excel For Mac
2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, click Insert > Module. Then copy below VBA code into the code window.
VBA code: Format numbers as mac addresses in cells
3. In the opening Kutools for Excel dialog box, please select the cells with numbers you will format as mac addresses, and then click the OK button.
Then you can see all selected numbers are formatted as mac addresses as below screenshot shown. Easily format mac addresses in cells by adding colon with Kutools for Excel
This section will introduce the Add Text utility of Kutoos for Excel. With this utility, you can quickly add colons to cells at specified positions. Please do as follows.
Before applying Kutools for Excel, please download and install it firstly.
1. Select the cells you need to format as mac addresses. And then click Kutools > Text > Add Text.
2. In the Add Text dialog box, please type a colon into the Text box, select the Specify option, and then enter the specified position numbers into the box. And finally click the OK button.
Note: In this case, I need to add colons after every two numbers in cells, so I enter 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 and separate them by commas. See screenshot:
If you want to have a free trial ( 30-day) of this utility, please click to download it, and then go to apply the operation according above steps. Related articles:Download Excel On MacThe Best Office Productivity ToolsKutools for Excel Solves Most of Your Problems, and Increases Your Productivity by 80%
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Do you need to insert sequential numbers in Excel? Sometimes you may need to insert some special sequential numbers, such as 000-001, or with other suffix and prefix. Here we are going to guide you how to quickly create or insert sequence numbers in Excel.
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Although there is not a command to insert sequence numbers in Excel, you can insert sequence numbers in contiguous cells with clicking and dragging mouse.
Step 1: Enter 1 in a cell, and enter 2 in a cell beside the first cell.
Step 2: Select both the cells, and drag the fill handle across the range that you want to fill.
With dragging this fill handle, you can also fill the column of cells with sequence numbers such as these formats: “000-001,000-002,000-003…” and the sequence numbers with prefix “KTE-0001, KTE-0002, KTE-0003… ”.
Notes: 1. This way is only able to insert sequence numbers in contiguous cells.
2. If you want to create the sequence numbers with suffix or prefix and suffix, this method will not work. Customize and insert unique sequence numbers with suffix and prefix
The Insert Sequence Number utility of Kutools for Excel can help you customize and insert sequence numbers in contiguous cells, non-contiguous ranges of active worksheet, different worksheets, and different workbooks.with more than 300 handy functions, makes your jobs more easier.
After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as below:（Free Download Kutools for Excel Now!)
Step 1: Select the range you want to insert the sequence numbers.
Step 2: Click the Kutools > Insert > Insert Sequence Number.
Step 3: In the Insert Sequence Number dialog box, click the New button.
Step 4: And it will expand the dialog, in the lower left panel, create your own sequential numbers and specify the sequence name and prefix or suffix as you like. At the same time, you can preview the result of your customized sequence in the lower right list box. See screenshot:
Step 5: Then click Add button to add your created sequence into above list box, and select the item that you are created, then clickFill Range button to insert the sequence numbers into the selected range. See screenshots:
The Insert Sequence Number utility makes it easy to insert unique sequence numbers into contiguous cells and non-contiguous ranges in Excel. What's more, you can continue inserting the sequence numbers next time in different worksheets and workbooks.Demo: Insert sequence NumberKutools for Excel: 300 + functions you must have in Excel, 30-day free trial from here. Insert random unique number with Kutools for Excel
If you want to insert numbers between 1-100 in to a range of cells randomly without duplicates as below screenshot shown, how can you quickly solve it? Here, Kutools for Excel’s Insert Random Data can help you handle it easily.
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1. Select the cells you want to insert unique number randomly, click Kutools > Insert >Insert Random Data.
2. In the Insert Random Data dialog, type the number range you need into From and To, check Unique values checkbox.
3. Click Ok. The numbers are randomly inserted without duplicates.
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