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Apply a custom number format Select the cell or range of cells that you want to format. On the Home tab, under Number, on the Number Format pop-up menu. , click Custom. In the Format Cells dialog box, under Category, click Custom. At the bottom of the Type list, select the built-in format that you just created.Click OK.

Create a custom number format Select the numeric data. On the Home tab, in the Number group, select the small arrow to open the Dialog box. Select Custom. In the Type list, select an existing format, or type a new one in the box. To add text to your number format: Type what you want in quotation marks.Select OK.

Convert Text to Numbers Using Paste Special Option Enter 1 in any empty cell in the worksheet.Copy the cell that contains 1. Select the cells that you want to convert from text to numbers. Right-click and select Paste Special. In the Paste Special dialog box, select Multiply within the Operation category. Click OK.

Create a custom cell style On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Cell Styles.Click New Cell Style. In the Style name box, type an appropriate name for the new cell style. Click Format. On the various tabs in the Format Cells dialog box, select the formatting that you want, and then click OK.

Select the cells that have numbers stored as text. On the Home tab, click Paste > Paste Special. Click Multiply, and then click OK. Excel multiplies each cell by 1, and in doing so, converts the text to numbers.

Create a custom format code On the Home tab, click Number Format. , and then click More Number Formats. In the Format Cells dialog box, in the Category box, click Custom. In the Type list, select the number format that you want to customize.In the Type box, make the necessary changes to the selected number format.

Type the formula =SpellNumber(A1) into the cell where you want to display a written number, where A1 is the cell containing the number you want to convert. You can also manually type the value like =SpellNumber(22.50). Press Enter to confirm the formula.