Custom formating of cells

[Dale]

I have a number in a cell that is in whole numbers that I needs to be
reported in $,000. In the Format cells menu on the nubers tab there are
several (###.00) type cells. I am importing a lot of data that is in million
of dollar and I want to convert to be reported in thousands. Is there a
formula/conversion I can use in the custom section on the tab to accomplish
this task?

Thanks

Dale

 

[Bernard Liengme]

Try custom format like
$ 0,
$ #.00,
etc
Note the trailing comma

In Google the search fro <excel format thousands> yielded over 1 million
hits. The first of these was:
http://j-walk.com/ss/excel/usertips/tip017.htm
best wishes

 

[Gord Dibben]

Dale

Custom $#,#00, will show 23,000,000 as $23,000

Note: the value is still 23,000,000


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP