Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1   Report Post  
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
RG RG is offline
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 15
Default Where can i find abbreviations for use in excel formulas

when using the =CONVERT functions of excel, where can I find a list of common
abbreviation. I have some like (sec for secons, in for inch, oz for fluid
ounce) but some are not what i thought. IE: Ton is not ton or pound is not
lbs, Lbs LBS.
  #2   Report Post  
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 3,440
Default Where can i find abbreviations for use in excel formulas

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ex...090221033.aspx

--
Kind regards,

Niek Otten
Microsoft MVP - Excel

"RG" wrote in message ...
| when using the =CONVERT functions of excel, where can I find a list of common
| abbreviation. I have some like (sec for secons, in for inch, oz for fluid
| ounce) but some are not what i thought. IE: Ton is not ton or pound is not
| lbs, Lbs LBS.


  #3   Report Post  
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 35,218
Default Where can i find abbreviations for use in excel formulas

Excel's help is a good place to start.

RG wrote:

when using the =CONVERT functions of excel, where can I find a list of common
abbreviation. I have some like (sec for secons, in for inch, oz for fluid
ounce) but some are not what i thought. IE: Ton is not ton or pound is not
lbs, Lbs LBS.


--

Dave Peterson
  #4   Report Post  
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 1,173
Default Where can i find abbreviations for use in excel formulas

RG

Try typing CONVERT in help and you'll see it in the list

--
HTH
Nick Hodge
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Southampton, England
DTHIS
www.nickhodge.co.uk


"RG" wrote in message
...
when using the =CONVERT functions of excel, where can I find a list of
common
abbreviation. I have some like (sec for secons, in for inch, oz for fluid
ounce) but some are not what i thought. IE: Ton is not ton or pound is not
lbs, Lbs LBS.


Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules

Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Please help with Statistics Formulas in Excel Fonz Excel Discussion (Misc queries) 10 April 9th 06 03:22 PM
where can i find Formulas for excel 2000? Mrs.S.Paul Excel Worksheet Functions 1 February 24th 06 12:35 PM
my excel formulas are too long to execute find and replace jmh33 Excel Worksheet Functions 1 February 22nd 06 05:35 PM
Excel Range Value issue (Excel 97 Vs Excel 2003) Keeno Excel Discussion (Misc queries) 2 June 13th 05 02:01 PM
Excel should let me use formulas that refer to other cells w/ form Chenopod Excel Worksheet Functions 7 May 31st 05 04:21 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 02:49 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2025 ExcelBanter.
The comments are property of their posters.
 

About Us

"It's about Microsoft Excel"