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nk9961
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Sep 22, 2025

number format in excel

i want 1000000 to appear as 1,000,000 instead of 10,00,000. please help

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    TTAMungo
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    Hey mate!

    Option 1: Change Windows/Excel Regional Settings

    1. Open Control Panel → Region (or "Time & Language" → "Region" in Windows 10/11).
    2. Click Additional settings….
    3. Under the Numbers tab, set the Digit grouping to 123,456,789 (instead of 12,34,56,789).
    4. Click Apply and OK.
    5. Restart Excel — numbers will now appear as 1,000,000.

    Option 2: Custom Number Format in Excel

    1. If you don’t want to change system settings:
    2. Select the cell(s).
    3. Press Ctrl+1 (or right-click → Format Cells).
    4. Go to Number → Custom.
    5. Enter this format:

      #,##0
      or
      #,##0.00

      depending on whether you want decimals

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