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Flora Sim
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Mar 07, 2018
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How to CONVERT Numbers to Words with Built-in Excel Formula?

I am writing cheque and invoices that must have the dollar amounts typed in words and it is hectic to type the numbers and then type words manually. For example $541,125.57  should convert to five hu...
  • Jamil's avatar
    Mar 07, 2018

    I had seen this question quite often, from colleagues, Q&A forums etc, but while there were many UDF solutions, there wasn't any solution with Built-In Formula (at least not to my knowledge).  

    You lucked out, as I had already written this Formula couple of years ago. 

     

    Here is the formula.  I have also uploaded the file with formula.

     

    It only has one limitation, It cannot convert more than number  $999,999,999,999.00  "Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Billion Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Million Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Dollars and Zero Cent"

     

    But I think it will do the job for you.

     

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