Phone number with area code mask number format.

eduzs

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I need to set a mask (cell number format) to do this:
Phone number can be with area code (lenght): 10 (2+8), 11 (2+9) or, without area code: 8 or 9. (non-us format)
Some aleatory (non real) numbers just for example:
12345678 result "1234-5678"
1212345678 result "(12) 1234-5678
123456789 result "12345-6789"
12123456789 result "(12) 12345-6789"
How can I do this?
Thanks
 
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Select all contiguous cells
Pressing Ctrl+* (asterisk) will select the "current region" - all contiguous cells in all directions.
You can set individual Custom formats but if you have a column of these different number formats I can't see that working.

You could format them into another column with CHOOSE

AB
PhonePhone Formatted
123456781234-5678
1212345678(12) 1234-5678
12345678912345-6789
12123456789(12) 12345-6789

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Sheet2

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[TD="align: left"]=CHOOSE((LEN(A2)-7),TEXT(A2,"0000-0000"),TEXT(A2,"00000-0000"),TEXT(A2,"(00) 0000-0000"),TEXT(A2,"(00) 00000-0000"))[/TD]
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Otherwise I think you'll have to use VBA. I'm sure a VBA expert will be along shortly.
 
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I will save this solution by formula, but the initial idea is just a "numberformat" mask.
Thanks
 
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