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The TEXT function lets you change the way a number appears by applying formatting to it with format codes. It's useful in situations where you want to display numbers in a more readable format, or you want to combine numbers with text or symbols.
Converts a text argument to a number. VALUETOTEXT function. Returns text from any specified value. Important: The calculated results of formulas and some Excel worksheet functions may differ slightly between a Windows PC using x86 or x86-64 architecture and a Windows RT PC using ARM architecture.
Select the cell where you want to put the combined data. Type =CONCAT (. Select the cell you want to combine first. Use commas to separate the cells you are combining, use quotation marks to add spaces, commas, other text, or the ampersand symbol (&) with the next cell you want to combine.
When you do combine numbers and text in a cell, the numbers become text and no longer function as numeric values. This means that you can no longer perform any math operations on them. To combine numbers, use the CONCATENATE or CONCAT , TEXT or TEXTJOIN functions, and the ampersand (&) operator.
Use the TEXT function to combine and format strings. The TEXT function converts a numeric value to text and combines numbers with text or symbols. For example, if cell A1 contains the number 23.5, you can use the following formula to format the number as a dollar amount:
Splits text strings by using column and row delimiters. The TEXTSPLIT function works the same as the Text-to-Columns wizard, but in formula form. It allows you to split across columns or down by rows. It is the inverse of the TEXTJOIN function. Syntax =TEXTSPLIT(text,col_delimiter,[row_delimiter],[ignore_empty], [match_mode], [pad_with])
Replace a formula with its result. You can convert the contents of a cell that contains a formula so that the calculated value replaces the formula. If you want to freeze only part of a formula, you can replace only the part you don't want to recalculate.
Overview of formulas in Excel. How to avoid broken formulas. Detect errors in formulas. Lists all Excel functions by their category, such as Logical functions or Text functions.
Substitutes new_text for old_text in a text string. Use SUBSTITUTE when you want to replace specific text in a text string; use REPLACE when you want to replace any text that occurs in a specific location in a text string.
The VALUETOTEXT function returns text from any specified value. It passes text values unchanged, and converts non-text values to text. Syntax. VALUETOTEXT(value, [format]) The VALUETOTEXT function syntax has the following arguments.
This article describes the formula syntax and usage of the LEFT and LEFTB function in Microsoft Excel. Description. LEFT returns the first character or characters in a text string, based on the number of characters you specify. LEFTB returns the first character or characters in a text string, based on the number of bytes you specify. Important: