MS Excel: How to use the TEXT Function (WS)
This Excel tutorial explains how to use the Excel TEXT function with syntax and examples.
Description
The Microsoft Excel TEXT function returns a value converted to text with a specified format.
The TEXT function is a built-in function in Excel that is categorized as a String/Text Function. It can be used as a worksheet function (WS) in Excel. As a worksheet function, the TEXT function can be entered as part of a formula in a cell of a worksheet.
Syntax
The syntax for the TEXT function in Microsoft Excel is:
TEXT( value, format )
Parameters or Arguments
- value
- The value to convert to text.
- format
- The format used to display the result.
Returns
The TEXT function returns a string/text value.
Applies To
- Excel for Office 365, Excel 2019, Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000
Type of Function
- Worksheet function (WS)
Example (as Worksheet Function)
Let's look at some Excel TEXT function examples and explore how to use the TEXT function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:
Based on the Excel spreadsheet above, the following TEXT examples would return:
=TEXT(A1, "$#,##0.00") Result: "$7,678.87" =TEXT(A1, "0") Result: "7679" =TEXT(A2, "0.0") Result: "123.7" =TEXT(1277, "#,##0") Result: "1,277" =TEXT(C1, "yyyy/mm/dd") Result: "2003/12/12" =TEXT(C1, "mmm dd, yyyy") Result: "Dec 12, 2003"
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