Coverting numbers to decimal

N

Newbee

How do I convert 5000000 on a spread sheet to 5.0 without having to divide by
1000000.
 
J

Jim Thomlinson

Right click the cell
Format Cell
Number Tab
Custom -> Add the following
0.0,,
 
G

Gord Dibben

That does not "convert" the value.

Just displays the same value differently.

Hope you're not relying on 5.0 when adding up your phone bill.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
 
S

ShaneDevenshire

Hi,

As Gord said this does not convert the 5000000 to 5 it just changes the
display. If you want to convert a lot of number in the same way:

1 Enter 1000000 in an empty cell
2. Copy the cell
3. Highlight all the cells you want to convert and choose Edit, Paste
Special, Divide
 
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