David,

Custom format of

?/?

will work that way.

HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP

"David" wrote in message
...
Greetings and TIA for your help...
If I format a cell as fraction and then enter =3/2 it will display as
expected as 1 1/2.
Is there any way to get it to display as 3/2 and retain it's properties as
a
value?
--
David