Number and Word in the same cell

B

Bob Martin

I want to be able to have a number and a word in the same cell, but still be
able to use formulas to add, subtract, ect. to the number.
For example: I have 6 meters in cell A1 and want to add 11.9 meters
 
J

JMB

If

A1 = 6 meters
A2 = 11.9 meters

=VALUE(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(" ",A1,1)-1))+VALUE(LEFT(A2,SEARCH(" ",A2,1)-1))
 
G

Gary''s Student

An alternative method is to format Cell > Number > Custom to something like

General" meters" The value can be used directly.
 
B

BizMark

There's an easier way than that. If you simply type into

A1 = 6
A2 = 11.9

as pure numbers (i.e. omit the word "metres"), you can then select A1
and A2, go to the 'Format' menu 'Cells...' and on the 'Number' tab,
choose 'Custom' type number formatting.

Then, for the format string (which will by default in this instance
read 0 or 0.0 or General), type in 0.0 "metres" - i.e. zero point zero,
followed by a space, followed by quote, followed by the word metres,
followed by another quote.

Your cells will then appear like this:
A1 = 6.0 metres
A2 = 11.9 metres

BUT the underlying cell contents are purely the numeric values 6 and
11.9, and can therefore be calculated upon without having to trim the
strings out. e.g. you could total them simply with =A1+A2. Simply
apply the same formatting as described above to get the result to also
append the phrase "metres".

BizMark
 
N

nowfal

Hi BizMark,
I got a long troubling solution by your answer. Thank yo
very much. Now a related question, if you kindly solve this, it helps
lot to me.
One of a cell having Amount which i convert now as 5000/= (like yo
suggest number "/="). But when small denomination comes, i wanted th
same cell to be like normal earlier format that is like this 5000.50
Is it possible by using "IF" formula or do you have any othe
alternative solution.
Thanks and regards.
NOWFA
 
R

Ragdyer

Don't know if I exactly understand what you're asking.

Use this custom format to display values >= 1000 as:
1000/=
And values under 1000 as:
999.00

[<1000]0.00;0"/="
 
N

nowfal

Hi Ragdyer,
Thanks for the reply. What you mention is below
1000. My requirement is any amount which is having cents should show
like 1000.50 and which is not having cents should be like 1000/=
I hope you got my problem.
thanks and regards
NOWFAL
 
N

nowfal

Hi Ragdyer,
Thanks for reply. I also thinking that way. Hope
somebody will have some new tricks.
nowfal
 
B

Bryan Hessey

Perhaps

=IF(MOD(A1,1)<>0,TEXT(A1,"0000.00")&" metres",TEXT(A1,"0000")&"/
metres")

will suit your needs, but the question does seem to have drifted
little from metres to cents.
 
N

nowfal

Yes, exactly right formula. This is why this forum seems to be the best
thanks to
Bryan Hessey, and all those help early.
the corrected formula is as
=IF(MOD(a1,1)<>0,TEXT(a1,"0.00")&" ",TEXT(a1,"0")&"/= ")
thanks and regards
nowfa
 
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