![]() ![]() Literal Characters – these appear as entered in the custom number format: These characters are used as codes to tell Excel how to format the value. You may have noticed custom number formats that contain unusual characters like this: in this format the negative component has been skipped, #,#0 0 and so the negative value will not display as demonstrated below: If any components are skipped or left blank e.g.When the first three components are provided Excel will use the formats specified, and text will appear as entered.When the first two components are provided Excel will use the same format for zero, and text will appear as entered.Otherwise, if the format is unique then all numbers will be formatted according to the format provided. When just one component is provided with no semi-colons in the code, Excel will check to see if the format is one of the default ‘Number’ formats and revert to that format.In fact when we omit components Excel behaves as follows: In the above example only the positive and negative formats are specified, in which case the zero format will be the same as the positive format and text will be formatted as it was entered. You may be familiar with number formats you find in the Format Cells dialog box, like this: Note: spaces around semi-colons above are added for clarity but are not required in the format. ![]() In other words POSITIVE NEGATIVE ZERO TEXT Let’s start with the anatomy of a number format.Ī number format is made up of 4 components, with each component separated by a semi-colon:Ĭomponent1 Component2 Component3 Component4 This opens the Format Cells dialog box in the Number tab (below), where you can choose ‘Custom’ from the Category list and insert your format in the ‘Type’ field: To apply a custom number format first select the cell or cells you want to format, then CTRL+1 to open the Format Cells Dialog box, or go to the Home tab and click on the arrow in the Number group: Repeating Leading and Trailing Characters.Currency Formats and Parentheses for Negative Values.Excel Custom Number Format Guide - Table of Contents xlsx file please ensure your browser doesn't change the file extension on download. Excel for Customer Service Professionalsĭownload the Excel Workbook. ![]()
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