Instead of showing big digits in a cell, you can format numbers in thousands, millions, and billions in Excel.

If the Excel cell format is not changing to a number because the Number formatting is not working, take these steps to fix the issue.

The “Format Cells” dialogue box allows advanced customization, including decimal precision, currency symbols, and custom number formats for tailored data presentation.

By smartly using cell borders, shading, data validation, and other formatting techniques, you can improve the visual appeal of your Excel spreadsheet.

Built-in Smart Formats Now let’s move to the situation where you want to include phone numbers in a worksheet. In the U.S. that means you will be entering a nine-digit number into a cell. This is a ...

Excel gives you quite a few options to choose from under Number > Date in the Format Cells dialog (which, again, you get to by pressing Ctrl-1 or Command-1 on the Mac).

Combine an Excel custom format with data validation and remove the pressure for input perfection from personnel by letting Excel do the work.

We asked Rob Griffithsu2014our go-to expert on spreadsheetsu2014to use Excel 2008 and Numbers u201908 to create the same project, progressing from the basics (text entry and formatting) to more ...