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Information Sheet Number Group Commands

This document provides information about number formatting in Excel. It includes an activity sheet for a student to learn about the Number Group commands, which allow setting formats like percent, comma, and decimal places. It also discusses applying number formats to make spreadsheets easier to read and ensure formulas calculate correctly. Common number formats covered are currency, percentage, and date formats. The activity sheet asks the student to complete a table about number formatting commands and identify statements about their functions.

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Information Sheet Number Group Commands

This document provides information about number formatting in Excel. It includes an activity sheet for a student to learn about the Number Group commands, which allow setting formats like percent, comma, and decimal places. It also discusses applying number formats to make spreadsheets easier to read and ensure formulas calculate correctly. Common number formats covered are currency, percentage, and date formats. The activity sheet asks the student to complete a table about number formatting commands and identify statements about their functions.

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Learning Activity Sheet

Name of Student: ______________________________________


Learning Area: ICF 9
Date: ______________________________

INFORMATION SHEET
Number Group Commands
The commands in the Number Group allow you to set the format, percent, comma,
style and decimal places.

Number
Group

NUMBER GROUP COMMANDS


Icon Name Function
Number Format Shows a list of format
options

Accounting Number Format Places currency and other


number formats

Percent Style Changes the number to


percentage.

Comma Style Adds comma separator to


numbers

Increase Decimal Increases the decimal


number.
Decrease Decimal Decreases the decimal
numbers.

Formatting text and numbers

One of the most powerful tools in Excel is the ability to apply specific formatting for
text and numbers. Instead of displaying all cell content in exactly the same way, you can use
formatting to change the appearance of dates, times, decimals, percentages
(%), currency ($), and much more.

Why use number formats?

Number formats don't just make your spreadsheet easier to read—they also make it
easier to use. When you apply a number format, you're telling your spreadsheet exactly what
types of values are stored in a cell. For example, the date format tells the spreadsheet that
you're entering specific calendar dates. This allows the spreadsheet to better understand
your data, which can help ensure that your data remains consistent and that your formulas are
calculated correctly.

Applying number formats


 Go to the Home tab, click the Number Format drop-down menu in
the Number group, and select the desired format.

In this example, we've applied the Currency number format, which adds currency


symbols ($) and displays two decimal places for any numerical values.
Percentage Formats

One of the most helpful number formats is the percentage (%) format. It displays


values as percentages, such as 20% or 55%. This is especially helpful when calculating
things like the cost of sales tax or a tip. When you type a percent sign (%) after a number, the
percentage number format will be be applied to that cell automatically.

Date formats

Whenever you're working with dates, you'll want to use a date format to tell the
spreadsheet that you're referring to specific calendar dates, such as July 15, 2014. Date
formats also allow you to work with a powerful set of date functions that use time and date
information to calculate an answer.

Spreadsheets don't understand information the same way a person would. For instance, if you
type October into a cell, the spreadsheet won't know you're entering a date so it will treat it
like any other text. Instead, when you enter a date, you'll need to use a specific format your
spreadsheet understands, such as month/day/year (or day/month/year depending on which
country you're in)
This activity sheet is designed for students to learn and identify on how to customize
basic setting and format worksheets.

ACTIVITY 1: COMPLETE ME!

Direction: Complete the given table below.

NUMBER GROUP COMMANDS


Icon Name Function

1. 2.

Accounting Number Format


3.

4. 5.

Comma Style Adds comma separator to


6. numbers
7. 8.

Decreases the decimal


9. numbers.
10.

ACTIVITY 2: IDENTIFY ME!

Direction: Identify the following statement.


______________1. allow you to set the format, percent, comma, style and decimal places.
______________2. adds currency symbols ($) and displays two decimal places for any
numerical values.
______________3. It displays values as percentages.
______________4. Adds comma separator to numbers
______________5. Increases the decimal number.

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