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Part IV
Using Advanced Excel Features
Another variation follows. This adds the letter M to the end of the value.
#,###,,M
The following format string is a bit more complex. It adds the letter M to the end of the value — and also
displays negative values in parentheses as well as displaying zeros.
#,###.0,,”M”_);(#,###.0,,”M)”;0.0”M”_)
Table 24.7 shows examples of these format strings.
TABLE 24.7
Examples of Displaying Values in Millions
Value Number Format Display
123456789 #,###,, 123
1.23457E+11 #,###,, 123,457
1000000 #,###,, 1
5000000 #,###,, 5
–5000000 #,###,, –5
0 #,###,, (blank)
123456789 #,###.00,, 123.46
1.23457E+11 #,###.00,, 123,457.00
1000000 #,###.00,, 1.00
5000000 #,###.00,, 5.00
–5000000 #,###.00,, –5.00
0 #,###.00,, .00
123456789 #,###,,”M” 123M
1.23457E+11 #,###,,”M” 123,457M
1000000 #,###,,”M” 1M
5000000 #,###,,”M” 5M
–5000000 #,###,,”M” –5M
0 #,###,,”M” M
123456789 #,###.0,,”M”_);(#,###.0,,”M)”;0.0”M”_) 123.5M
1.23457E+11 #,###.0,,”M”_);(#,###.0,,”M)”;0.0”M”_) 123,456.8M
1000000 #,###.0,,”M”_);(#,###.0,,”M)”;0.0”M”_) 1.0M
5000000 #,###.0,,”M”_);(#,###.0,,”M)”;0.0”M”_) 5.0M
–5000000 #,###.0,,”M”_);(#,###.0,,”M)”;0.0”M”_) (5.0M)
0 #,###.0,,”M”_);(#,###.0,,”M)”;0.0”M”_) 0.0M
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