how do i format a cell to use text and formulas

[brianDY]

heres what im trying to do .. i want to create a note template that would be
something simillar to this:

sally sold 18 units of seashells

I want the 18 part reference a cell in the spreadsheet (the cell that
already is calculating how many units sally is selling)

 

[Jacob Skaria]

Brian, with 18 entered to cell A1 try the below..

="sally sold " & A1 & " units of seashells"


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[brianDY]

awesome thank you .. just one additional question I need the number in A1 to
be a 3 place percentage and its not coming out that way?

 

[Jacob Skaria]

Try this with a % value in A1

="sally sold " & TEXT(A1,"#%") & " units of seashells"

OR

="sally sold " & TEXT(A1,"#.00%") & " units of seashells"
(with decimals)

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