To ignore all numbers stored as text, you need to open the Data tab and select the Text to Columns option. Then, select the Delimited option from the Convert Text to Columns wizard.

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You can use Apple’s Numbers app for sophisticated spreadsheet work. But where it falls short—as does Microsoft Excel—is at cleaning up data that’s in the spreadsheet. Where Microsoft Word ...