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Paneross
Aug 05, 2019Copper Contributor
Add Text Before a Formula
Good Morning all, Excel amateur here again in need of some help. I'm trying to add this text Account Number: before this formula, =”'Employer Summary'!B6 B6 is the account number on another...
neilkeenan
Feb 23, 2024Copper Contributor
Hi,
Similar query here. I'm trying to use this formula but the value I'm trying to capture is a percentage. When I user the formula it gives the percentage in decimals instead of %.
="Brokerage"&L2
I want this to say "Brokerage 3.5%" but it comes up with "Brokerage 0.035". Is there a way to show it as it's % equivalent? I've tried formatting as percentage but no luck.
Similar query here. I'm trying to use this formula but the value I'm trying to capture is a percentage. When I user the formula it gives the percentage in decimals instead of %.
="Brokerage"&L2
I want this to say "Brokerage 3.5%" but it comes up with "Brokerage 0.035". Is there a way to show it as it's % equivalent? I've tried formatting as percentage but no luck.
Riny_van_Eekelen
Feb 23, 2024Platinum Contributor
neilkeenan That would be:
="Brokerage "&Text(L2,"0.0%")
- neilkeenanFeb 23, 2024Copper ContributorPerfect. Thanks
- SergeiBaklanFeb 23, 2024MVP
Another option is to apply custom number format to the cell
which keeps in the cell number formatter as above, not text.