Format numbers. Format numbers as percentages. Format a date the way you want. Format text in cells. Format numbers as dates or times. Format numbers as currency. Keeping leading zeros and large numbers. Create or delete a custom number format. Hide or show gridlines on a worksheet. Change the case of text. Convert numbers stored as text to ...

In the Decimal places box, enter the number of decimal places that you want for the number. For example, to display $138,691 instead of $138,690.63 in the cell, enter 0 in the Decimal places box.. As you make changes, watch the number in the Sample box. It shows you how changing the decimal places will affect the display of a number.

If the built-in formats don’t work for your needs, you might want to create a custom number format. You can’t create custom formats in Excel for the web but if you have the Excel desktop application, you can click the Open in Excel button to open the workbook and create them. For more information, see Create a custom number format.

Display both text and numbers To display both text and numbers in a cell, enclose the text characters in double quotation marks (" ") or precede a single character with a backslash (\).Include the characters in the appropriate section of the format codes. For example, type the format $0.00" Surplus";$-0.00" Shortage" to display a positive amount as "$125.74 Surplus" and a negative amount as ...

However, Excel actually replaces the text-based contents of the cell with a numerical equivalent. Select a blank cell and verify that its number format is General. How to verify the number format. On the Home tab, in the Number group, click the arrow next to the Number Format box, and then click General.

By default, as you enter dates in a workbook, the dates are formatted to display two-digit years. When you change the default date format to a different format by using this procedure, the display of dates that were previously entered in your workbook will change to the new format as long as the dates haven't been formatted by using the Format Cells dialog box (On the Home tab, in the Number ...

When you try to undo a date or time format by selecting General in the Category list, Excel displays a number code. When you enter a date or time again, Excel displays the default date or time format. To enter a specific date or time format, such as January 2010, you can format it as text by selecting Text in the Category list.

By default, as you enter dates in a workbook, the dates are formatted to display two-digit years. When you change the default date format to a different format by using this procedure, the display of dates that were previously entered in your workbook will change to the new format as long as the dates haven't been formatted by using the Format Cells dialog box (On the Home tab, in the Number ...

If a built-in number format does not meet your needs, you can create a new number format that is based on an existing number format and add it to the list of custom number formats. For example, if you're creating a spreadsheet that contains customer information, you can create a number format for telephone numbers.

Regional format can also be set from the Number Format dialog. Click Home > Number Format > More number formats.. . Under Category , click Date , Time , or Special , and then select a locale from the Locale menu.