when a percentage is converted to text, it always gives the decimal form.
e.g. 24.32% will become 0.2432. How can I keep "24.32%" in text form? I guess
there is a better way to do it in VBA than to first add an apostrophe in the
worksheet cell.

Many thanks.

zhj23

Hi zhj23,

Yes, there is a way to keep the percentage in text form without adding an apostrophe in the worksheet cell. Here's how you can do it in VBA:

1. Open the VBA editor by pressing Alt + F11.
2. Insert a new module by clicking on "Insert" from the menu bar and selecting "Module".
3. In the new module, create a function that takes a percentage value as input and returns the percentage as text with the percentage symbol ("%") at the end. Here's an example code:
   
   
   Code:

   Function ConvertToText(ByVal percentage As Double) As String
       ConvertToText = Format(percentage, "0.00%")
   End Function

4. Save the module and return to the worksheet.
5. In the cell where you want to display the percentage as text, enter the following formula:
   
   
   Code:

   =ConvertToText(0.2432)

   Replace "0.2432" with the cell reference that contains the percentage value you want to convert.
   
6. Press Enter to display the percentage as text with the percentage symbol at the end.
   
   That's it! This function will convert any percentage value to text with the percentage symbol at the end, without changing the original value. You can use this function in any cell in your worksheet to display percentages as text.
   

One way:

Debug.Print Format(0.2432, "0.00%")

or, in XL

=TEXT(0.2432, "0.00%")

In article ,
zhj23 wrote:

when a percentage is converted to text, it always gives the decimal form.
e.g. 24.32% will become 0.2432. How can I keep "24.32%" in text form? I guess
there is a better way to do it in VBA than to first add an apostrophe in the
worksheet cell.

Many thanks.

zhj23

One way is to copy and paste as text...

First copy with office clipboard (edit menu), then format the cell
range as text and then click the paste icon followed by edit paste
special text.

On 1 May, 14:32, zhj23 wrote:
when a percentage is converted to text, it always gives the decimal form.
e.g. 24.32% will become 0.2432. How can I keep "24.32%" in text form? I guess
there is a better way to do it in VBA than to first add an apostrophe in the
worksheet cell.

Many thanks.

zhj23

Thanks for the valuable helps.

Bcos some of my data are in simple numeric (eg 2.63) and some are in
percentage numeric form (eg 24.32%), obviuosly I dont want to convert 2.63 to
263.00%.

Question: how can I evaluate in VBA whether a cell is in simple numeric or
percentage numeric form?

zhj23

"JE McGimpsey" wrote:

One way:

Debug.Print Format(0.2432, "0.00%")

or, in XL

=TEXT(0.2432, "0.00%")

In article ,
zhj23 wrote:

when a percentage is converted to text, it always gives the decimal form.
e.g. 24.32% will become 0.2432. How can I keep "24.32%" in text form? I guess
there is a better way to do it in VBA than to first add an apostrophe in the
worksheet cell.

Many thanks.

zhj23

One (simplistic) way:

Dim bPercentFormat As Boolean
bPercentFormat = CBool(InStr(Range("A1").NumberFormat, "%"))
MsgBox bPercentFormat


In article ,
zhj23 wrote:

Question: how can I evaluate in VBA whether a cell is in simple numeric or
percentage numeric form?

Thanks. JE

"JE McGimpsey" wrote:

One (simplistic) way:

Dim bPercentFormat As Boolean
bPercentFormat = CBool(InStr(Range("A1").NumberFormat, "%"))
MsgBox bPercentFormat


In article ,
zhj23 wrote:

Question: how can I evaluate in VBA whether a cell is in simple numeric or
percentage numeric form?

Hello! JE

Following your advice, I did the following (extracted codes)
---------------------------------
Dim bPercentFormat as Boolean

For each cell in selection
bPercentFormat = CBool(InStr(ActiveCell.NumberFormat, "%"))
MsgBox bPercentFormat
next cell
------------------------------------
It seems that the ActiveCell does not move with the FOR loop. What is the
remedy to this? Thanks.

zhj23


"JE McGimpsey" wrote:

One (simplistic) way:

Dim bPercentFormat As Boolean
bPercentFormat = CBool(InStr(Range("A1").NumberFormat, "%"))
MsgBox bPercentFormat


In article ,
zhj23 wrote:

Question: how can I evaluate in VBA whether a cell is in simple numeric or
percentage numeric form?

You're right, ActiveCell doesn't change unless you Activate or Select a
range. Use your range object variable instead:

Dim rCell As Range
Dim bPercentFormat as Boolean

For each rCell In Selection
bPercentFormat = CBool(InStr(rCell.NumberFormat, "%"))
MsgBox bPercentFormat
Next rCell

In article ,
zhj23 wrote:

Following your advice, I did the following (extracted codes)
---------------------------------
Dim bPercentFormat as Boolean

For each cell in selection
bPercentFormat = CBool(InStr(ActiveCell.NumberFormat, "%"))
MsgBox bPercentFormat
next cell
------------------------------------
It seems that the ActiveCell does not move with the FOR loop. What is the
remedy to this? Thanks.

Perfect!! Many Thanks.

zhj23

"JE McGimpsey" wrote:

You're right, ActiveCell doesn't change unless you Activate or Select a
range. Use your range object variable instead:

Dim rCell As Range
Dim bPercentFormat as Boolean

For each rCell In Selection
bPercentFormat = CBool(InStr(rCell.NumberFormat, "%"))
MsgBox bPercentFormat
Next rCell

In article ,
zhj23 wrote:

Following your advice, I did the following (extracted codes)
---------------------------------
Dim bPercentFormat as Boolean

For each cell in selection
bPercentFormat = CBool(InStr(ActiveCell.NumberFormat, "%"))
MsgBox bPercentFormat
next cell
------------------------------------
It seems that the ActiveCell does not move with the FOR loop. What is the
remedy to this? Thanks.