Values in range C3C16 are the results returned from formula listed in range D3D16.
Apply the text number format in excel. For example with a valid date in A1 the following formula will display the month name only. To add a text string enclose it in double quotation marks. For the most part numbers that are formatted with the General format are displayed just the way you type them.
Essentially the function will convert a numeric value into a text string. How to use the TEXT Function in Excel. Format_text - the format that you want to apply.
Formula TextValue format_text Where. It is supplied in the form of a format code enclosed in the quotation marks eg. For example add ft.
On the Home tab in the Number group click the arrow next to the Number Format box and then click Text. The General number format also uses scientific exponential. Remember we only changed the appearance of this number not the number.
In this case you can apply number formatting. The TEXT function takes two arguments value and format_text. A value and a valid Excel format.
Select the column or range where youll be putting the values then use CTRL1 to bring up the Format Cells dialog and on the Number tab select Text. However if the cell is not wide enough to show the entire number the General format rounds the numbers with decimals. Now Excel will keep your leading 0s.