I generally enter such measurements in the form 2 4/12 (I format the range
with custom format # ??/12 to prevent Excel making this 2 1/3)
Such values can be mathematically manipulated (summed, averaged, etc)

For a alternatives see
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/fractional.htm
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/FeetInches.htm

best wishes
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Bernard V Liengme
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I am trying to produce a chart that will add up FT-IN, is this possible
with
Excel?