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QUESTION
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I have a spreadsheet where I need to have a number in a cell for the calculations being done on that cell, but I want TEXT to actually display in that cell, not the number.
For example, I have a spreadsheet showing a per line item cost, and the per line item total calculates it’s value by multiplying the per line item cost times the per line item quantity field. I want the per line item cost to read “Included in total price”, but if I type that, my per line item total errors out and displays “#VALUE”.
So in this scenario, I need the value of the cell to be 0, but the cell to read “Included in total price”.
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ANSWER
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Right click the cell
Select Format Cells
Under the Number tab, in the Category listing, select Custom
In the Type text field to the right, enter the following text:
0;-0;”no cost”
Click OK
Now when you type a 0 in this cell, it will retain the value of zero, but display the text “no cost”
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EXAMPLES
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APPLIES TO / KEY WORDS
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Microsoft Excel 2007
Format
Cell
Text
Value
0
Zero
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REF
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http://www.anysitesupport.com/excel-use-format-cells-to-replace-numbers-with-text/
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