Converts a value to text in a specific number format.
Syntax
TEXT(value,format_text)
Value is a numeric value, a formula that evaluates to a numeric value, or a reference to a cell containing a numeric value.
Format_text is a numeric format as a text string enclosed in quotation marks. You can see various numeric formats by clicking the Number, Date, Time, Currency, or Custom in the Category box of the Number tab in the Format Cells dialog box, and then viewing the formats displayed.
Remarks
Format_text cannot contain an asterisk (*).
Formatting a cell with an option on the Number tab (Cells command, Format menu) changes only the format, not the value. Using the TEXT function converts a value to formatted text, and the result is no longer calculated as a number.
A B
1 Salesperson Sales
2 Buchanan 2800
3 Dodsworth 40%
Formula Description (Result)
=A2&" sold "&TEXT(B2, "$0.00")&" worth of units." Combines contents above into a phrase (Buchanan sold $2800.00 worth of units.)
=A3&" sold "&TEXT(B3,"0%")&" of the total sales." Combines contents above into a phrase (Dodsworth sold 40% of the total sales.)