Basic Excel 2003 Spreadsheet Tutorial

Excel 2003 Formatting - Number Formatting

Basic Excel 2003 Spreadsheet Tutorial

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Excel 2003 Formatting - number formatting

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Number formatting refers to the addition of currency symbols, decimal markers, percent signs, and other symbols that help to identify the type of data present in a cell and to make it easier to read.

In this step we add percent signs and currency symbols to our data.

Adding the percent symbol

1. Select cell C6.
   
   
2. Click on the Format menu to open the drop down list.
   
   
3. Click on Cells.. option to open the Format Cells dialog box.
   
   
4. Click on Percentage under the Category list.
   
   
5. Click OK.
   
   
6. The data in cell C6 should now read as 6 %.

Adding the currency symbol

1. Drag select cells B9 - D12.
   
   
2. Repeat steps 2 and 3 above.
   
   
3. Click on Currency under the Category list.
   
   
4. Click OK.
   
   
5. The data in cells B9 - D12 should now show the dollar symbol ( $ ) and two decimal places.

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• Excel 2003 Step by Step Tutorial
• Entering Data into Excel 2003
• Widening Columns in Excel 2003
• Adding the Date and a Range Name
• Adding Formulas in Excel 2003
• Excel 2003 Formatting - Changing Data Alignment
• Excel 2003 Formatting - Number Formatting
• Excel 2003 Formatting - Changing cell background color
• Excel 2003 Formatting - Changing Font Color