how do I format an Excel sheet to create a ratio as in 1:25 ??
ths - you can force the colon to show by making Excel think that it's text
(put inverted comas either side) but this doesn't quite do what I want. But
thnks for the suggestions.
"Phil" wrote:
On 30 Aug, 13:08, Fizz Richardson
wrote:
when doing calculations I want the answer toi come out as a ratio 1: 25
rather than just 25 - I have found a way of doing that by adding the 1: as
text within inverted commas - but it won't allow a rounding.
Does anyone know another way of doing this pls??
Hi Fizz,
This isn't the whole answer, but it might help.....
If you type the ratio into the cell as a fraction (eg for 1:25 type it
as 0 1/25) it will appear as a fraction format, 1/25. Similarly your
ratio can be typed into a fraction-formatted cell as a decimal (eg 0.5
will appear a 1/2).
I say it's only half an answer since I can't yet see a way to use the
":" separator instead of the "/" - but I'm sure one of the experts
here might be able to find a way to do that, if it exists.
HTH
Phil
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