In this tutorial, you will learn some useful custom formats in excel.
1. Add prefix "X" to cells.
2. Add suffix "X" to cells.
3. Round the number to nearest whole number.
10. Format number (20152210) as date (2015-22-10)
11. Format number 22102015 as date (22-10-2015)
12. Convert a number to real date value format
Suppose 20111208 is entered in cell A1. Enter the formula =--TEXT(A1,"0000\-00\-00")
1. Add prefix "X" to cells.
Custom Format : "X"#How to Use : Press CTRL 1 and Select Custom Tab under Number Category and type the above custom format.
Custom Format in Excel |
2. Add suffix "X" to cells.
Custom Format : #"X"How to Use : Press CTRL 1 and Select Custom Tab under Number Category and type the above custom format.
3. Round the number to nearest whole number.
Custom Format : #How to Use : Press CTRL 1 and Select Custom Tab under Number Category and type the above custom format.
4. Color numeric value as red and text as green.
5. Number >= 100 colored as green else colored as red
Custom Format : [Red]#;[Green]@How to Use : Press CTRL 1 and Select Custom Tab under Number Category and type the above custom format.
5. Number >= 100 colored as green else colored as red
Custom Format : [Green][>=100]#;[Red][<100]#How to Use : Press CTRL 1 and Select Custom Tab under Number Category and type the above custom format.
6. Amount showed in whole number and percent in percent format
Custom Format : [>=1] #,##0;[>0] 0%;0How to Use : Press CTRL 1 and Select Custom Tab under Number Category and type the above custom format.
7. Large Numbers showed in millions
Custom Format : 0.0,," millions"How to Use : Press CTRL 1 and Select Custom Tab under Number Category and type the above custom format.
8. Large Numbers showed in thousands
Custom Format : 0.0," K"How to Use : Press CTRL 1 and Select Custom Tab under Number Category and type the above custom format.
9. Format Number in thousands only when they are >= 1000
Custom Format : [>=1000]#,##0,"K";0How to Use : Press CTRL 1 and Select Custom Tab under Number Category and type the above custom format.
10. Format number (20152210) as date (2015-22-10)
Custom Format : #-##-##How to Use : Press CTRL 1 and Select Custom Tab under Number Category and type the above custom format.
11. Format number 22102015 as date (22-10-2015)
Custom Format : ##-##-####How to Use : Press CTRL 1 and Select Custom Tab under Number Category and type the above custom format.
12. Convert a number to real date value format
It will return 40885 and change the format to Date.
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