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Number format in a formula
If I have a cell formula =LEFT(B5,6), how do I apply a format to it as well.
I would like the result to read 00-000-000. I can't change the format to this after I get the result from this. So can I incorporate that in the formula code somewhere so it goes into my cell in this format? |
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Number format in a formula
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=TEXT(LEFT(B5,6),"00-000-000") Hope this helps! In article , Vicki wrote: If I have a cell formula =LEFT(B5,6), how do I apply a format to it as well. I would like the result to read 00-000-000. I can't change the format to this after I get the result from this. So can I incorporate that in the formula code somewhere so it goes into my cell in this format? |
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Number format in a formula
=TEXT(LEFT(B5,6),"00-000-000")
Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 "Vicki" wrote: If I have a cell formula =LEFT(B5,6), how do I apply a format to it as well. I would like the result to read 00-000-000. I can't change the format to this after I get the result from this. So can I incorporate that in the formula code somewhere so it goes into my cell in this format? |
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Vicki, Try, =TEXT(LEFT(B5,6),"00-000-000") HTH Steve -- SteveG ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SteveG's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=7571 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=557028 |
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Number format in a formula
The formula returns the 6 digits as a text string.
What we do is coerce the results to be a number. Change the formula to =LEFT(B5,6)*1 Now format as 00-000-00 Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:46:01 -0700, Vicki wrote: If I have a cell formula =LEFT(B5,6), how do I apply a format to it as well. I would like the result to read 00-000-000. I can't change the format to this after I get the result from this. So can I incorporate that in the formula code somewhere so it goes into my cell in this format? |
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Number format in a formula
Thank you very much. That did work, but now I am realizing I have a few
exceptions which will probably call for an IF statement. Some of the numbers I need to convert are shorter than others. So for these two examples. 4633155113 (needs to convert to 00-463-315) and this formula works for that 13324645061 (needs to convert to 01-332-464). This formula is coverting it to 00-133-246. So, how do I identify the different formulas in these cases? The values in my cells have either 10 or 11 characters in them. So can I create an IF statement based on that? Thank you. "CLR" wrote: =TEXT(LEFT(B5,6),"00-000-000") Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 "Vicki" wrote: If I have a cell formula =LEFT(B5,6), how do I apply a format to it as well. I would like the result to read 00-000-000. I can't change the format to this after I get the result from this. So can I incorporate that in the formula code somewhere so it goes into my cell in this format? |
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Number format in a formula
Try this...........
=IF(LEN(B5)=12,TEXT(LEFT(B5,6),"00-000-000"),"01-"&TEXT(LEFT(B5,5),"000-000")) hth Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 "Vicki" wrote: Thank you very much. That did work, but now I am realizing I have a few exceptions which will probably call for an IF statement. Some of the numbers I need to convert are shorter than others. So for these two examples. 4633155113 (needs to convert to 00-463-315) and this formula works for that 13324645061 (needs to convert to 01-332-464). This formula is coverting it to 00-133-246. So, how do I identify the different formulas in these cases? The values in my cells have either 10 or 11 characters in them. So can I create an IF statement based on that? Thank you. "CLR" wrote: =TEXT(LEFT(B5,6),"00-000-000") Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 "Vicki" wrote: If I have a cell formula =LEFT(B5,6), how do I apply a format to it as well. I would like the result to read 00-000-000. I can't change the format to this after I get the result from this. So can I incorporate that in the formula code somewhere so it goes into my cell in this format? |
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Number format in a formula
PERFECT! Thank you so much.
"CLR" wrote: Try this........... =IF(LEN(B5)=12,TEXT(LEFT(B5,6),"00-000-000"),"01-"&TEXT(LEFT(B5,5),"000-000")) hth Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 "Vicki" wrote: Thank you very much. That did work, but now I am realizing I have a few exceptions which will probably call for an IF statement. Some of the numbers I need to convert are shorter than others. So for these two examples. 4633155113 (needs to convert to 00-463-315) and this formula works for that 13324645061 (needs to convert to 01-332-464). This formula is coverting it to 00-133-246. So, how do I identify the different formulas in these cases? The values in my cells have either 10 or 11 characters in them. So can I create an IF statement based on that? Thank you. "CLR" wrote: =TEXT(LEFT(B5,6),"00-000-000") Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 "Vicki" wrote: If I have a cell formula =LEFT(B5,6), how do I apply a format to it as well. I would like the result to read 00-000-000. I can't change the format to this after I get the result from this. So can I incorporate that in the formula code somewhere so it goes into my cell in this format? |
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Number format in a formula
You're welcome, and thank you kindly for the feedback.
Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 "Vicki" wrote: PERFECT! Thank you so much. "CLR" wrote: Try this........... =IF(LEN(B5)=12,TEXT(LEFT(B5,6),"00-000-000"),"01-"&TEXT(LEFT(B5,5),"000-000")) hth Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 "Vicki" wrote: Thank you very much. That did work, but now I am realizing I have a few exceptions which will probably call for an IF statement. Some of the numbers I need to convert are shorter than others. So for these two examples. 4633155113 (needs to convert to 00-463-315) and this formula works for that 13324645061 (needs to convert to 01-332-464). This formula is coverting it to 00-133-246. So, how do I identify the different formulas in these cases? The values in my cells have either 10 or 11 characters in them. So can I create an IF statement based on that? Thank you. "CLR" wrote: =TEXT(LEFT(B5,6),"00-000-000") Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 "Vicki" wrote: If I have a cell formula =LEFT(B5,6), how do I apply a format to it as well. I would like the result to read 00-000-000. I can't change the format to this after I get the result from this. So can I incorporate that in the formula code somewhere so it goes into my cell in this format? |
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