Round to nearest foot (12 inches)
 

I would like to enter a number in a cell and write a formula so that it
automatically rounds it up to the nearest 12" (foot).

Round to nearest foot (12 inches)
 

On Wed, 6 Sep 2006 18:21:01 -0700, Round to nearest foot <Round to nearest
wrote:

I would like to enter a number in a cell and write a formula so that it
automatically rounds it up to the nearest 12" (foot).

What is the nature of the number?

If the number is a value in inches, then:

=CEILING(A1,12)


--ron

Round to nearest foot (12 inches)
 

See Chip Pearson's site for working with feet and inches.

http://www.cpearson.com/excel/FeetInches.htm


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Wed, 6 Sep 2006 18:21:01 -0700, Round to nearest foot <Round to nearest
wrote:

I would like to enter a number in a cell and write a formula so that it
automatically rounds it up to the nearest 12" (foot).