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 Number Formats

In this topic, you will learn about Number Formats and understand how values in cells can be displayed without actually modifying the
values.
Number
Description
Formats

Identical to Currency, except that this format

aligns all currency symbols and decimal points of
Accounting monetary values within the column. This is for
standardisation purposes in accounting
calculations

This format displays an additional currency

symbol beside numbers when used as monetary
Currency
values. Also comprises similar format
specifications as “Number”.

Allows us to configure our own formatting

Custom settings, using exis_ng formats as a starting
point.

Excel registers dates as numbers. By default, 1 January

1900 is registered as “1”, 2 January 1900 is registered as
“2” and so on. If values are not entered into cells in an
explicit date format (e.g. DD/ MM/YY) applying “Date
Date
format” to a numerical value will just convert it to the
corresponding date starting from 01/01/1900. Date format
can be customized according to individual preferences.
(e.g. 1-Jan, DD/MM, DD/MM/YY, Monday, 1 January)

This is the default format Excel applies when

numbers are entered into cells, and they are
displayed as typed. The General format will round
General numbers with decimals to fit in cells if they are
not wide enough. If numbers are too large,
general will display numbers in scientiic notation
form.

Displays numerical values as fractions. (You can

Fraction
specify frac_on type)

This format is more specific than General. Allows

us to indicate the number of decimal places to
Number display, whether to include a comma as a
thousands separator, and choose how to display
negative numbers.

Percentage format will treat number entered in

cells as percentages expressed in decimal form.

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