Comments on: Temperature Number Formats

By: Genius

Genius — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:27:00 +0000

I got it.
Thanks

By: Genius

Genius — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:24:00 +0000

Hi,

I want the temperature to be displayed in decimal points like 2.95 degree Centigrade.. What would be the format for that? Please help.
Thanks!

By: Larry Robinson

Larry Robinson — Fri, 04 May 2007 18:05:00 +0000

I would say that you really need to combine the "?" with the en-dash Alt-150 (as Jon pointed out), as
+??0°C;??0°C
(no need for a separate format for zero). That will align left, right, or center without unnecessary spaces on the left.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 04 May 2007 17:45:00 +0000

Hmmm....The "?" only works in cells with general or right alignment, not including left or center as Dick asked. And while it seems to be OK in Tahoma, the help file says to use a fixed-width font:

? adds spaces for insignificant zeros on either side of the decimal point so that decimal points align when formatted with a fixed-width font, such as Courier New.

Meaning I'd guess that Tahoma is fixed-width for digits. I'd think Andrew has the "bestest" format.
...mrt

By: Ewald

Ewald — Fri, 04 May 2007 09:02:00 +0000

For aligning issues you will need the "?" like Jazzer said. Combined with the underscore trick you should get what you want.

This will line up the C's for any cell alignment between -999 and 999°C:

_- ??0°C;- ??0°C

or if you also want a (+) sign in front of positive numbers:

+_-??0°C;-_+??0°C;_-_+??0°C

And for bonus points you can use colors:

[Red]+_-??0°C;[Blue]-_+??0°C;_-_+??0°C

By: Andrew Hunt

Andrew Hunt — Thu, 03 May 2007 18:19:00 +0000

To align symbols left and degree C right, use

_-"+"* ##0? °C"_-;_-"-"* ##0? °C"_-;_-* 0? °C"_-;_-@_-

The use of the 'En' rule Alt+150 is a better option than the minus sign

By: Al Paca

Al Paca — Thu, 03 May 2007 11:21:00 +0000

You might want to try:
* +#°C;* -#°C;* 0°C
Note the blank after the asterisk. This lines up the Cs nicely regardless of the cell alignment. The only 'limitation' is that the output will always be aligned to the right.

By: Jon B

Jon B — Thu, 03 May 2007 10:01:00 +0000

How about right aligning the column (and indenting if required)?

I know it's probably not the fancy number format you were after, but the Cs would line up at least...

By: Jazzer

Jazzer — Thu, 03 May 2007 07:32:00 +0000

Try using the ?-sign. It alligns the numbers by their decimal points:

+ ?0°C;-" "?0°C;" "?0°C

By: Jon Peltier

Jon Peltier — Thu, 03 May 2007 04:52:00 +0000

The degree sign wasn’t the issue (especially since you need the K anyway), lining up the numbers was.