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Jan 18, 2024 · In this Excel tutorial, you will learn 5 ways to add currency symbols: using Number Format drop-down, Format Cells dialog box, applying Symbol tool, keyboard shortcut keys, and combining formula with currency symbol.
- Overview
- Format numbers as currency
- Remove currency formatting
- What's the difference between the Currency and Accounting formats?
- Create a workbook template with specific currency formatting settings
If you want to display numbers as monetary values, you must format those numbers as currency. To do this, you apply either the Currency or Accounting number format to the cells that you want to format. The number formatting options are available on the Home tab, in the Number group.
You can display a number with the default currency symbol by selecting the cell or range of cells, and then clicking Accounting Number Format in the Number group on the Home tab. (If you want to apply the Currency format instead, select the cells, and press Ctrl+Shift+$.)
If you want more control over either format, or you want to change other aspects of formatting for your selection, you can follow these steps.
Select the cells you want to format
On the Home tab, click the Dialog Box Launcher next to Number.
In the Format Cells dialog box, in the Category list, click Currency or Accounting.
In the Symbol box, click the currency symbol that you want.
If you want to remove the currency formatting, you can follow these steps to reset the number format.
1.Select the cells that have currency formatting.
2.On the Home tab, in the Number group, click General.
Cells that are formatted with the General format do not have a specific number format.
Both the Currency and Accounting formats are used to display monetary values. The difference between the two formats is explained in the following table.
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If you often use currency formatting in your workbooks, you can save time by creating a workbook that includes specific currency formatting settings, and then saving that workbook as a template. You can then use this template to create other workbooks.
1.Create a workbook.
2.Select the worksheet or worksheets for which you want to change the default number formatting.
How to select worksheets
Tip When multiple worksheets are selected, [Group] appears in the title bar at the top of the worksheet. To cancel a selection of multiple worksheets in a workbook, click any unselected worksheet. If no unselected sheet is visible, right-click the tab of a selected sheet, and then click Ungroup Sheets.
3.Select the specific cells or columns you want to format, and then apply currency formatting to them.
How to add a currency symbol in excel 1: currency format; How to add a currency symbol in excel 2: accounting format; How to add a currency symbol in excel 3: custom format; How to add an international currency symbol in excel (e.g. USD) Exercise; Additional note
Step 1: Select the cell or range of cells where you want to insert the currency symbol. Step 2: Right-click on the selected cell or range of cells, and choose "Format Cells" from the drop-down menu. Step 3: In the Format Cells dialog box, select the "Number" tab. Step 4: Choose "Currency" from the Category list.
- Keyboard Shortcuts. One of the easiest ways to add currency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets is by using keyboard shortcuts. This method can be useful if you’re dealing with only a limited number of currencies, as remembering the keyboard shortcuts can be a somewhat hefty task.
- Home Tab (Excel) If you’re using Microsoft Excel on your device, it’s quite easy to insert any currency in your Excel sheet. Here’s a quick guide on it
- Format Tab (Google Sheets) Adding a currency in Google Sheets is also as easy as compared to Excel. You just have to select the cell and navigate to Format > Number > Custom Currency.
- Insert Tab (Excel) One more way to add currency to your Excel File is via Symbols. Let me show you how: 1. All you need to do is switch to the Insert tab and click on the Symbols button located on the right side of the Ribbon.
Jul 9, 2023 · 9. 473 views 9 months ago NUREMBERG. Microsoft Excel is great for working with financial and accounting data. Such data often needs the display of currency symbols. This video shows how to add...
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