TEXT

Microsoft Office Excel 2003

See Also

Converts a value to text in a specific number format.

Syntax

TEXT(value,format_text)

Value    is a numeric value, a formula that evaluates to a numeric value, or a reference to a cell containing a numeric value.

Format_text    is a number format in text form from in the Category box on the Number tab in the Format Cells dialog box.

Remarks

  • Format_text cannot contain an asterisk (*).

  • Formatting a cell with an option on the Number tab (Cells command, Format menu) changes only the format, not the value. Using the TEXT function converts a value to formatted text, and the result is no longer calculated as a number.

Example

The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank worksheet.

Show How?

  1. Create a blank workbook or worksheet.
  2. Select the example in the Help topic. Do not select the row or column headers.

    Selecting an example from Help

    Selecting an example from Help

  3. Press CTRL+C.
  4. In the worksheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
  5. To switch between viewing the results and viewing the formulas that return the results, press CTRL+` (grave accent), or on the Tools menu, point to Formula Auditing, and then click Formula Auditing Mode.
 
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Salesperson Sales
Buchanan 2800
Dodsworth 40%
Formula Description (Result)
=A2&" sold "&TEXT(B2, "$0.00")&" worth of units." Combines contents above into a phrase (Buchanan sold $2800.00 worth of units.)
=A3&" sold "&TEXT(B3,"0%")&" of the total sales." Combines contents above into a phrase (Dodsworth sold 40% of the total sales.)