My goal is to combine 2 values that are calculated in their respective cells
into one string.
What I have is the number '2' in cell A1 and the number '3 1/8' in cell B1.
I want to come up with the text 2'-3 1/8" in cell C1. My problem is that the
inches part of it comes out in decimals, not as a fraction, ie. I get
2'-3.0625" instead. What is the easiest way to solve this? I've got thousands
of cells to convert.

=A1&"' - "&TEXT(B1,"# ?/?")&""""
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David Biddulph

"deepc" wrote in message
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My goal is to combine 2 values that are calculated in their respective
cells
into one string.
What I have is the number '2' in cell A1 and the number '3 1/8' in cell
B1.
I want to come up with the text 2'-3 1/8" in cell C1. My problem is that
the
inches part of it comes out in decimals, not as a fraction, ie. I get
2'-3.0625" instead. What is the easiest way to solve this? I've got
thousands
of cells to convert.

On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:22:00 -0700, deepc
wrote:

My goal is to combine 2 values that are calculated in their respective cells
into one string.
What I have is the number '2' in cell A1 and the number '3 1/8' in cell B1.
I want to come up with the text 2'-3 1/8" in cell C1. My problem is that the
inches part of it comes out in decimals, not as a fraction, ie. I get
2'-3.0625" instead. What is the easiest way to solve this? I've got thousands
of cells to convert.

Use the TEXT worksheet function to format. E.g:

=TEXT(A1, "# ?/8") & "-" & TEXT(B1, "# ?/8")


--ron

One way:

=TEXT(A1,"0'-") & TEXT(C1,"0 ?/?\""")


In article ,
deepc wrote:

My goal is to combine 2 values that are calculated in their respective cells
into one string.
What I have is the number '2' in cell A1 and the number '3 1/8' in cell B1.
I want to come up with the text 2'-3 1/8" in cell C1. My problem is that the
inches part of it comes out in decimals, not as a fraction, ie. I get
2'-3.0625" instead. What is the easiest way to solve this? I've got thousands
of cells to convert.