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Posted by jeniwren (Member # 2002) on :
 
In Excel, is it possible to enter a number in one field and then in another field have that number automatically write out in long form? As in, cell A1 has 35, so B1 would have a value of Thirty Five.

Someone asked me this question yesterday and after digging through the function wizard, I couldn't find a function to do this. Any ideas anyone?

edited to make it a value of Thirty Five, not a vale of Thirty Five (which evokes interesting visual images)

[ January 27, 2004, 03:58 PM: Message edited by: jeniwren ]
 
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
 
I'd be concerned that if I ever got it to do that, I'd find I was unable to shut it off. I've used excell a lot, but that is a mystery to me.
 
Posted by Richard Berg (Member # 133) on :
 
All it takes is a bit of VBS. Let's see what Google has to say:
http://www.google.com/search?cat=&q=excel+numbers+to+words
 
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
 
I'm not able to find anything that will turn a number into long format at all.
 
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
 
What RB said -- you would have to use VBA to do this -- in order to define the strings. It doesn't automatically know what words to use, I don't think.

FG
 
Posted by Dr. Seuss (Member # 2487) on :
 
Jeni,

The google results from Richards link has lots of good examples. Should work without a problem.
 


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