In Microsoft Excel, you can convert a number into a fraction using the Fraction format. Learn how to display Numbers as Fractions in Excel.

This is a very long number and, to ensure consistent number formatting, it would be nice if Excel could do the work for you. The solution is to use a built-in format.

If you find yourself struggling trying to efficiently format large numbers in Excel spreadsheets. Manually adjusting figures to display in thousands or millions, you will be pleased to know that ...

These newbie mistakes are uncalled for because Excel placed several number formatting options front and center in the Number section of the Home tab: Click for larger image.

When you type a seven-or-ten-digit phone number into an Excel cell that uses the phone number format, Excel will automatically change the way the number looks so that it appears as a phone number ...

Conditional formatting highlights key information in a spreadsheet so it’s easy to see at a glance. This beginner’s guide gets you started using conditional formatting.

You can stop Excel from rounding large numbers by changing the cell format from General to Number. This trick works for numbers containing 15 or less than 15 digits.

How to Format Debits and Credits in Excel. When you use Microsoft Excel to analyze your company's data, you want to spot trends, successes and problems at a glance. Before you dive into an in ...

Microsoft Excel depends on data that’s stored correctly. If you receive text values that should be real numbers, use one of these methods to get you back to the real work.

Excel responds to certain letter and number entries with automatic formatting. This makes sense in most cases, but sometimes it can be very annoying, as the user then has to switch back to the ...