Create Cell Style in Excel By default, Excel offers several cell styles to choose from. But, you can also create your own cell style. In this lesson, we will learn how to use Excel’s built-in cell style and then create on our own. 1. Select cell B3. 2. Choose a cell style on the Home […]

Format Painter in Excel One of the most useful time-saving tools, yet most overlooked, is the format painter in Excel. It copies all the format of a cell and pastes it into the cell you want. Follow the steps below to know how it works. In cell B3, we have two different formats- (a) the

Custom Number Format in Excel Example-1 | Example-2 | Example-3 Although Excel offers many built-in number formats for users, you can still create your own custom number format. Example-1 To maintain a fixed length of 6 to all values that you enter in cells, you need to add leading zeros to the numbers that are

Convert Numbers to Text in Excel Example-1 | Example-2 | Example-3 Excel generally displays all text values aligned on the left and numeric values aligned in right. Below are a few examples to convert numbers to text format. Example-1 Select range C3:C7 and change the cell format style to Text. Example-2 Type in an apostrophe

Convert Text to Number Example-1 | Example-2 | Example-3 | Example-4 Generally speaking, Excel displays all text values aligned on the left and numeric values aligned on right. Below are a few examples to convert text to numbers. Example-1 Select range C3:C7 and change the cell format style to General. Example-2 You can also click

Currency vs Accounting Format in Excel Display Negative Numbers | Financial Statement Style Both Currency and Accounting styles are formatting styles that Excel uses to display numbers in cells. To understand the difference between currency vs accounting format in Excel, let’s take a look at the examples below. Currency vs Accounting Format 1. Select the

Display Numbers as Fractions in Excel To learn how to display numbers as fractions in an Excel cell and how to change the format of a fraction, follow the steps below. 1. Select cell C3 and type either 2 3/8 or 0 3/8 as a mixed fraction. Note that excel changed the cell’s format in

Decimal Places in Excel In this lesson, we are going to learn how to increase or decrease decimal places without changing the actual number in the cell. 1. Enter 25.89 in cell C3. 2. Select C3. 3. Click “Decrease Decimal” on the Home tab. Note: The number in cell C3 is now showing one less

Format Cells in Excel Formatting cells in Excel is a cosmetic event that changes the way a number will look. However, the original number in the cell remains unchanged. To format cells in Excel, follow the steps below. 1. Enter 25.89 in cell C3. The default setting of Excel is that it will show numbers