TEXT

Converts a value to text in a specific number format.

Syntax

TEXT(value,format_text)

Value is a numeric value, a formula that evaluates to a numeric value, or a reference to a cell containing a numeric value.

Format_text is a number format in text form from in the Category box on the Number tab in the Format Cells dialog box.

Remarks

Format_text cannot contain an asterisk (*).
Formatting a cell with an option on the Number tab (Cells command, Format menu) changes only the format, not the value. Using the TEXT function converts a value to formatted text, and the result is no longer calculated as a number.

Example

The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank worksheet.

Create a blank workbook or worksheet.
Select the example in the Help topic. Do not select the row or column headers.

Selecting an example from Help
Press CTRL+C.
In the worksheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
To switch between viewing the results and viewing the formulas that return the results, press CTRL+` (grave accent), or on the Tools menu, point to Formula Auditing, and then click Formula Auditing Mode.

A	B
Salesperson	Sales
Buchanan	2800
Dodsworth	40%
Formula	Description (Result)
=A2&" sold "&TEXT(B2, "$0.00")&" worth of units."	Combines contents above into a phrase (Buchanan sold $2800.00 worth of units.)
=A3&" sold "&TEXT(B3,"0%")&" of the total sales."	Combines contents above into a phrase (Dodsworth sold 40% of the total sales.)