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Hi, I'm trying to convert from inches to meters in Excel.
I can convert one cell successfully, but any attempts at converting an entire column just result in every cell looking the same, or an error bar when I drag down the first cell with the formula.
This is the formula I am trying to use: =CONVERT(K2:K1237,"in","m")
Does anybody have a better method at quickly applying a conversion formula to an entire column?
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Anonymous
2025-02-24T01:46:06+00:00 -
Ashish Mathur 102K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2025-02-23T03:35:21+00:00 Hi,
In cell B2, enter this formula
=BYROW(A2:A5,LAMBDA(a,CONVERT(a,"in","m")))
Hope this helps.