How to remove $ sign from Amount field ?

[admin11]

Hi All

Now i have a field Amount , it import as Text , because the number infront have $ , may i know how to use PQ to remove $ sign ? so that i can convert to number.

[amitchandak · Accepted solution]

@admin11 , In power query, try to change its data type to number(Decimal). if that does not work

1.  Try a new column in power query Text.Replace(Text.Replace([Amount], "$ ", ""), ",","")

or do the same using replace menu on right click

Then change data type to number