Figure 21 shows how to use the TEXT function to format number or currency.
Apply the text number format in excel. If are using Excel 2010 it will open the Format Axis dialog box. Format_text is the format we want to apply. Use the following number format code.
It is supplied in the form of a format code enclosed in the quotation marks eg. The TEXT function takes two arguments value and format_text. Apply number formats in a formula.
Format numbers in billions. How to use the TEXT Function in Excel. Please enable Number in the left bar type the custom format code in the Format Code box click the Add button and finally close the dialog box.
Format_text - the format that you want to apply. Use the following number format code. Currency Accounting Date Time Percentage etc.
You can apply any formatting you want to a number as long as its a format that Excel recognizes. TEXT C3 0000 The TEXT function requires two arguments. The Excel TEXT Function is used to convert numbers to text within a spreadsheet.
In this case you can apply number formatting. The TEXT function takes a value number and converts it to a text with a particular format you choose. For example if you enter numbers in a workbook and then format those numbers as text you wont see a green error indicator appear in the upper-left corner of the cell.