In Excel 2007 is it possible to format cells for weight, such as stones &
lbs?
e.g. 14 lbs = 1 stone

You could use custom format # ??/14
The you would type, for example 12 2/14 for 12 stone 2 lbs
best wishes
--
Bernard Liengme
Microsoft Excel MVP
http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme

"exntluser" wrote in message
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In Excel 2007 is it possible to format cells for weight, such as stones &
lbs?
e.g. 14 lbs = 1 stone

"Bernard Liengme" wrote in message
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You could use custom format # ??/14
The you would type, for example 12 2/14 for 12 stone 2 lbs
best wishes
--
Bernard Liengme
Microsoft Excel MVP
http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme

"exntluser" wrote in message
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In Excel 2007 is it possible to format cells for weight, such as stones &
lbs?
e.g. 14 lbs = 1 stone

Please excuse my lack of knowledge on this subject, but how would I go about
using custom format # ??/14 ?

Let's assume you are using Excel2003 (or earlier)
Select the cells to be formatted
On the Menu use Format | Format Cells and click "Custom" on left side of
dialog
In Custom dialog, locate the Type box and type in the # ??/14

More info at http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/ex...995001033.aspx
best wishes
--
Bernard Liengme
Microsoft Excel MVP
http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme

"exntluser" wrote in message
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"Bernard Liengme" wrote in message
...
You could use custom format # ??/14
The you would type, for example 12 2/14 for 12 stone 2 lbs
best wishes
--
Bernard Liengme
Microsoft Excel MVP
http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme

"exntluser" wrote in message
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In Excel 2007 is it possible to format cells for weight, such as stones
& lbs?
e.g. 14 lbs = 1 stone

Please excuse my lack of knowledge on this subject, but how would I go
about using custom format # ??/14 ?

Not a format.............needs a helper cell.

=INT(A3/14)&" Stones "&ROUND((A3/14-INT(A3/14))*14,0)&" lbs"


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:53:59 -0000, "exntluser" wrote:

In Excel 2007 is it possible to format cells for weight, such as stones &
lbs?
e.g. 14 lbs = 1 stone