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How to CONVERT Numbers to Words with Built-in Excel Formula?
- 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.
=IF(A1<=0,"Referred Cell Must be Empty",IF(A1>10^12-0.01,"Exceeds Maximum which is 999999999999",TRIM(PROPER(SUBSTITUTE(CONCATENATE(CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),1,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),2,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),3,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),2,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),3,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),2,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),3,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")),IF(A1>=10^9," billion ",""),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),4,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hu ndred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),5,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),6,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),5,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),6,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),5,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),6,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),4,3))>0," million ",""),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),7,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),8,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0, 12)),9,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),8,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),9,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),8,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),9,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),7,3))," thousand ",""),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),10,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),11,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety "),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),11,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),11,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")))," "," ")&IF(FLOOR(A1,1)>1," dollars"," ")&IF(AND(A1>=1,A1<2),"dollar",""))&" and "&IF(ISERROR(FIND(".",A1)),"Zero Cent",PROPER(IF(LEN(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2))=1,CHOOSE(1*LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2),"ten","twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety")&" cents","")&CONCATENATE(CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2)),REPT(0,12)),11,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2)),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen")&" cents","twent y","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2)),REPT(0,12)),11,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2)),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine")&" cents",IF(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2)="00","zero cent",IF(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2)="01","one cent",IF(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),1)="0",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2)),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine")&" cents",""))))))))))
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.
=IF(A1<=0,"Referred Cell Must be Empty",IF(A1>10^12-0.01,"Exceeds Maximum which is 999999999999",TRIM(PROPER(SUBSTITUTE(CONCATENATE(CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),1,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),2,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),3,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),2,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),3,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),2,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),3,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")),IF(A1>=10^9," billion ",""),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),4,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hu ndred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),5,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),6,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),5,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),6,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),5,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),6,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),4,3))>0," million ",""),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),7,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),8,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0, 12)),9,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),8,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),9,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),8,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),9,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),7,3))," thousand ",""),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),10,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),11,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety "),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),11,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),11,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")))," "," ")&IF(FLOOR(A1,1)>1," dollars"," ")&IF(AND(A1>=1,A1<2),"dollar",""))&" and "&IF(ISERROR(FIND(".",A1)),"Zero Cent",PROPER(IF(LEN(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2))=1,CHOOSE(1*LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2),"ten","twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety")&" cents","")&CONCATENATE(CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2)),REPT(0,12)),11,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2)),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen")&" cents","twent y","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2)),REPT(0,12)),11,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2)),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine")&" cents",IF(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2)="00","zero cent",IF(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2)="01","one cent",IF(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),1)="0",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(LEFT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),2)),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine")&" cents",""))))))))))
Brilliant! Just replace Dollar to your own currency and you are good to go. This is amazing work.
- Azeem143Mar 10, 2020Copper Contributor
Hi dear sir, i already changed Dollar to Bahraini Dinar , but this is work for 2 decimal numbers , i want 3 decimal numbers . Because Bahrain Currency have one thousand fills then its equal to 1 Bahrain Dinar. If i write 0.530 BD converted to words cell fifty three fills . It should be five hundred thirty fils. I hope you understand dear sir . Please help me . Thanks
- JamilMar 10, 2020Bronze Contributor
I have written another formula to suit your needs. also in the attached workbook.
=IF(A1<=0,"Referred Cell Must be Empty",IF(A1>10^12-0.01,"Exceeds Maximum which is 999999999999",TRIM(PROPER(SUBSTITUTE(CONCATENATE(CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),1,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),2,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),3,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(A1>=10^9," billion ",""),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),4,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hu
ndred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),5,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),6,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),5,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),6,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),5,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),6,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),4,3))>0," million ",""),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),7,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),8,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,
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"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),11,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),11,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(A1),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")))," "," ")&IF(FLOOR(A1,1)>1," BDs"," ")&IF(AND(A1>=1,A1<2),"BD",""))&" and "&CONCATENATE(CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200))),REPT(0,12)),10,1)+1,"","one hundred ","two hundred ","three hundred ","four hundred ","five hundred ","six hundred ","seven hundred ","eight hundred ","nine hundred "),CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200))),REPT(0,12)),11,1)+1,"",CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200))),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"),"twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety
"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200))),REPT(0,12)),11,1))>1,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200))),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"","-one","-two","-three","-four","-five","-six","-seven","-eight","-nine"),IF(VALUE(MID(TEXT(INT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200))),REPT(0,12)),11,1))=0,CHOOSE(MID(TEXT(INT(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200))),REPT(0,12)),12,1)+1,"","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"),"")))&IF(FLOOR(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200)),1)>1," fils"," ")&IF(AND(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200))>=1,TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,".",REPT(" ",255)),255,200))<2),"Fil",""))))- Azeem143Mar 11, 2020Copper Contributor
Hi dear sir ,
So sorry to disturb you again, This formula you make for me , is very good and working perfect . But there is a little issue, if i write , 35.251 BD then its result is thirty five BD and two hundred fifty one fils. But if i write 35.250 BD then the result is thirty five BD and twenty five fils . This result should be thirty five BD and two hundred fifty fils . Can you check and help me again please . You are helping me a lot , thanks so so so much dear sir .
Best Regards
Azeem