Padding Numbers In the previous example you saw that we can format numbers and force then to display a fixed number of decimal places. The 0.00 part of the custom format makes this happen. For example ...

Color Numbers Based on Their Values Custom number format in Excel lets you define the color of the text in selected cells according to their values. What's more, for the main eight colors (black ...

The “Format Cells” dialogue box allows advanced customization, including decimal precision, currency symbols, and custom number formats for tailored data presentation.

Don't endure boring, drab data. Learn these techniques to make your data pop, even in tables. Excel makes it easy.

Learn how to format & display Currency in Excel to display numbers as monetary values, by applying Currency or Accounting number format to cells.

Use a custom format in Microsoft Excel to reduce the number of digits in a large number without losing its scale.

If you are unaware of Microsoft Excel's "Format Cells" option, then you will discover it offers a wealth of formatting possibilities. Aside from the many built-in number formats, Excel allows you ...

When you think VBA code is your only hope, try combing built-it conditional formatting tools. You might just find an easier solution than writing code.

When you type a seven-or-ten-digit phone number into an Excel cell that uses the phone number format, Excel will automatically change the way the number looks so that it appears as a phone number.