How to insert character in middle of cell data

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I need to insert a "." into a column of cells. What is the best way to do this?

Example: Existing data 1000UG01
Needs to be 1000UG.01

Existing cells are all the same length and the "." needs to be inserted in the same place.

Thanks in advance for any help.
 

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Assuming they are in column A, in a spare column enter the formula

=LEFT(A1,6)&"."&RIGHT(A1,2)

and fill down as far as needed. Copy the cells in the new column, select the original data, Edit > Paste Special, tick Values and click OK. Delete the spare column.
 
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Can this solution be reframed in the form of a macro, where i have the option to put the source values in a text box and get the result in the adjecent cells.
 
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Do you have lots of textboxes on your sheet, why not just use cells? Otherwise, what do you mean by adjacent cells? Do you also need to insert a period at the 7th character or what? Please provide more details.
 
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i too would like this in the form of a macro. If it could add a hyphen ("-") after the fourth digit of all cells in a selected range, that would be great.
 
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cying said:
i too would like this in the form of a macro. If it could add a hyphen ("-") after the fourth digit of all cells in a selected range, that would be great.
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or even better, if it could search for the first 3 digits of the cells in a range, and then add the hyphen if the search matches.
 
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