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Hello, I have a cell in which I have as a formula

=SUM(A1:A10)&" ft2"

and I have a similar formula in other cells, some have as a result 2 decimal
places, others have 5 others 6 and so on, and I can't find a way to make them
all have 2, any ideas?

,thanks
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Hi
Try this:
=TEXT(SUM(A1:A10),"0.00")&" ft2"

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Hello, I have a cell in which I have as a formula

=SUM(A1:A10)&" ft2"

and I have a similar formula in other cells, some have as a result 2
decimal
places, others have 5 others 6 and so on, and I can't find a way to make
them
all have 2, any ideas?

,thanks



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=TEXT(SUM(A1:A10,"# ##0,00"" ft2""")

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Hello, I have a cell in which I have as a formula

=SUM(A1:A10)&" ft2"

and I have a similar formula in other cells, some have as a result 2
decimal
places, others have 5 others 6 and so on, and I can't find a way to make
them
all have 2, any ideas?

,thanks



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Hello, I have a cell in which I have as a formula

=SUM(A1:A10)&" ft2"

and I have a similar formula in other cells, some have as a result 2
decimal
places, others have 5 others 6 and so on, and I can't find a way to make
them
all have 2, any ideas?


If you want the SUM to have 2 decimal places, try
=TEXT(SUM(A1:A10),"0.00")&" ft2"
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David Biddulph


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=TEXT(SUM(A1:A10),"#,##0.00 ft2")


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Hello, I have a cell in which I have as a formula

=SUM(A1:A10)&" ft2"

and I have a similar formula in other cells, some have as a result 2
decimal
places, others have 5 others 6 and so on, and I can't find a way to make
them
all have 2, any ideas?


If you want the SUM to have 2 decimal places, try
=TEXT(SUM(A1:A10),"0.00")&" ft2"
--
David Biddulph






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Thanks! this is exactly what I meant...
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