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This document provides step-by-step instructions for creating and using custom number formats in an Excel workbook. It guides the user through opening a specific file, applying various number formats, and customizing them with color codes and units. The exercise concludes with saving and closing the workbook after formatting the specified cells.

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This document provides step-by-step instructions for creating and using custom number formats in an Excel workbook. It guides the user through opening a specific file, applying various number formats, and customizing them with color codes and units. The exercise concludes with saving and closing the workbook after formatting the specified cells.

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3 learn to create and use custom number formats

In this exercise, you will create and use custom number formats.

1. Open Destination Profiles Numeric.xlsx located in the StarterFiles folder, and save it as My
Destination Profiles Numeric.xlsx in the MyProjects folder.
2. Select cells B7:E8 and, on the Home tab, in the Number group, click the Number Format
dialog box launcher. If necessary, select the Number tab.
3. In the Category section, click Number.
4. Reduce the Decimal places value to 0, select Use 1000 Separator (,) to turn it on, and click
OK.
5. Select cells B13:E13, then click the Number Format dialog box launcher in the Number group.
6. In the Category section, click Custom, and in the Type section, click #,##0 (fourth from the
top).
7. Click OK.
8. Select cells B15:E15, then click the Number Format dialog box launcher in the Number group.
9. In the Category section, click Custom, and in the Type section, click #,##0_):[Red] (#,##0)
(seventh from the top), and click OK.
10. With cells B15:E15 still highlighted, click the Number Format dialog box launcher in the
Number group.
11. Click the Custom category, and change the formatting instructions in the Type field to:
[Blue]#,##0;[Red]-#,##0. Click OK, then click in a blank area of the worksheet to deselect
these cells.
12. Select cell D15 and click the Number Format dialog box launcher in the Number group.
13. In the Type field, change the format code to: [Blue]#,##0 "ft";[Red]-#,##0 "ft" and click OK.
14. Select cells B15:C15, and click the Number Format dialog box launcher in the Number group.
15. Click the Type field, change the format code to: [Blue]#,##0 "m";[Red]-#,##0 "m" and click
OK.
16. Select cell E15, click the Number Format dialog box launcher in the Number group, select the
[Blue]#,##0 "m";[Red]-#,##0 "m" custom format code at the bottom of the list, and click OK.
17. Change several other cells containing numeric values to the following custom formats:

The worksheet should appear similar to the following:


18. Save and close the workbook.

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