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Grassland79
Apr 07, 2025Copper Contributor
Fractions
Hi there. I'm trying to enter an improper fraction in my spreadsheet (e.g. 6/5) but Excel automatically changes it to 1 1/5. So, I have two questions: How do get Excel to display that as 6/5? Sec...
- Apr 07, 2025
If the numerator and denominator will be one digit, apply the custom number format ?/?
If hey could be one or two digits, you can use the custom number format ??/??
HansVogelaar
Apr 07, 2025MVP
If the numerator and denominator will be one digit, apply the custom number format ?/?
If hey could be one or two digits, you can use the custom number format ??/??
Grassland79
Apr 07, 2025Copper Contributor
Thanks, but that didn't work for me. It still changes 6/5 to 1 1/5 and then when I look at the formatting, it has reverted back to "Fraction" even though I selected "?/?" as you suggested (numerator and denominator will always be one digit).