![]() This article’s goal is to define what it means to “format” and to “customize a cell”? Segment 4: formats text entries (letters or letter/number combinations)Ĭell values are “customized” by using a formatting symbol(s) in either 1, 2, 3, or all 4 format – segments.Segment 2: formats negative numbers (values).Segment 1: formats positive numbers (values).The structure looks like this: Positive numbers Negative numbers Zero Text This “segmented” structure allows the user to control a cell’s “character format” appearance. This structure (often called numeric code or a number format) is comprised of 4 parts – segment 1 segment 2 segment 3 segment 4. ![]() So, Excel has compensated for this unknown by creating a flexible number format structure. Excel can’t determine in advance if your cell entry is a number, a zero or a text entry. Number formats are comprised of positive/negative numbers, zero values and text strings. This article focuses on number formatting techniques since they’re used in everything that happens in Excel and the most under-utilized formatting tool. Unlike an old Remington typewriter, Excel can chameleon a cell by magically transforming its color and appearance by changing its custom & number formatting.Īn Excel cell can be “dressed up” by using different formatting instruments: typeface (fonts), borders, cell fills, alignments, number formatting etc. Typing data in Excel can have the same result as typing a letter on a typewriter – what you see is what you get – commonly referred to as “WYSIWYG”.
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