Convert a numeric value into words using Excel Formula

One of my colleagues asked if a numeric value can be converted into words using an Excel formula. It was a mind-boggling challenge. It's easier to solve it with VBA code than with an Excel formula. After a few hours of head-scratching, I cracked the puzzle.

The following formula can convert amount one less than 1 trillion into words.

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Truncation to the next nearest integer towards 0

For example : $ 1,250.50 = One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
Let's say $1,250.50 is placed in cell B3.Paste the following formula in cell C3.

=IF(OR(LEN(FLOOR(B3,1))>=13,FLOOR(B3,1)<=0),"Out of range",PROPER(SUBSTITUTE(CONCATENATE(CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),1,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),2,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),3,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),2,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),3,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),2,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),3,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")),IF(B3>=10^9," billion ",""),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),4,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),5,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),6,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),5,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),6,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),5,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),6,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),4,3))>0," million ",""),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),7,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),8,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),9,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),8,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),9,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),8,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),9,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),7,3))," thousand ",""),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),10,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),11,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),11,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),11,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B3),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),""))),"  "," ")&IF(FLOOR(B3,1)>1," dollars"," dollar")))

Style 2 : Including two decimal places

It works for a value having two decimal places. It truncates if you have a value having more than two decimal places.

For example :$ 1,250.50 = One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars and Fifty Cents Suppose $1,250.50 is placed in cell B5. Paste the following formula in cell C5.

=IF(B5<=0,"Out of range",TRIM(PROPER(SUBSTITUTE(CONCATENATE(CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),1,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),2,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),3,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),2,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),3,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),2,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),3,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")),IF(B5>=10^9," billion ",""),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),4,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),5,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),6,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),5,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),6,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),5,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),6,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),4,3))>0," million ",""),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),7,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),8,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),9,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),8,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),9,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),8,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),9,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),7,3))," thousand ",""),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),10,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),11,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),11,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),11,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(B5),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),""))),"  "," ")&IF(FLOOR(B5,1)>1," dollars"," ")&IF(AND(B5>=1,B5<2),"dollar",""))&IFERROR(IF(B5<1,SUBSTITUTE(IF(ISERROR(FIND(".",B5,1)),""," and "),"and","")," and ")&PROPER(IF(LEN(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(B5,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2))=1,CHOOSE(1*LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(B5,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2),"ten","twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety")&" cents","")&CONCATENATE(CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(B5,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2)),REPT(0,12)),11,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(B5,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2)),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen")&" cents","twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(B5,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2)),REPT(0,12)),11,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(B5,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2)),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine")&" cents",IF(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(B5,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2)="01","one cent",IF(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(B5,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),1)="0",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(B5,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2)),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine")&" cents",""))))),"")))

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