Formatting

Popular Formattings

Number: #
Currency: $##,###.00
Short Date: m/d/yyyy
Long Date: mmmm dd, yyyy
Time: hh:mm
Percentage: #%

  • If your percentage is not showing accurately, you may need to multiply your field value by 0.01. You can do this with this format: =text([value]*.01,"#.00%")

Placeholder

Description

0 (zero)

Displays insignificant zeros if a number has fewer digits than there are zeros in the format. For example, if you type 8.9, and you want it to be displayed as 8.90, use the format #.00.

Follows the same rules as the 0 (zero). However, GoFormz does not display extra zeros when the number that you type has fewer digits on either side of the decimal than there are # symbols in the format. For example, if the custom format is #.##, and you type 8.9 in the cell, the number 8.9 is displayed.

. (period)

Displays the decimal point in a number.

  • If a number has more digits to the right of the decimal point than there are placeholders in the format, the number rounds to as many decimal places as there are placeholders. If there are more digits to the left of the decimal point than there are placeholders, the extra digits are displayed. If the format contains only number signs (#) to the left of the decimal point, numbers less than 1 begin with a decimal point; for example, .47

To display

As

Use this format

1234.59

1234.5

####.#

8.9

8.900

#.000

0.631

0.6

0.#

12
1234.568

12.0
1234.56

#.0#

  • Display a thousands separator: To display a comma as a thousands separator or to scale a number by a multiple of 1,000, include the following separator in the number format.

Placeholder

Description

, (comma)

Displays the thousands separator in a number. GoFormz separates thousands by commas if the format contains a comma that is enclosed by number signs (#) or by zeros. A comma that follows a digit placeholder scales the number by 1,000. For example, if the format_text argument is "#,###.0,", GoFormz displays the number 12200 as 12,200.0.

To display

As

Use this format

12000

12,000

#,###

12000

12,000.00

#,###.00

Date Formats

m

Displays the month as a number without a leading zero.

mm

Displays the month as a number with a leading zero when appropriate.

mmm

Displays the month as an abbreviation (Jan to Dec).

mmmm

Displays the month as a full name (January to December).

mmmmm

Displays the month as a single letter (J to D).

d

Displays the day as a number without a leading zero.

dd

Displays the day as a number with a leading zero when appropriate.

ddd

Displays the day as an abbreviation (Sun to Sat).

dddd

Displays the day as a full name (Sunday to Saturday).

yy

Displays the year as a two-digit number.

yyyy

Displays the year as a four-digit number.

To display

As

Use this format

Months

1-12

m

Months

01-12

mm

Months

Jan-Dec

mmm

Months

January-December

mmmm

Months

J-D

mmmmm

Days

1-31

d

Days

01-31

dd

Days

Sun-Sat

ddd

Days

Sunday-Saturday

dddd

Years

00-99

yy

Years

1900-1999

yyyy

Time Formats

h

Displays the hour as a number without a leading zero.

[h]

Displays elapsed time in hours. If you are working with a formula that returns a time in which the number of hours exceeds 24, use a number format that resembles [h]:mm:ss.

hh

Displays the hour as a number with a leading zero when appropriate. If the format contains AM or PM, the hour is shown based on the 12-hour clock. Otherwise, the hour is shown based on the 24-hour clock.

m

Displays the minute as a number without a leading zero.

  • *NOTE:** The m or the mm code must appear immediately after the h or hh code or immediately before the ss code; otherwise, GoFormz displays the month instead of minutes.

[m]

Displays elapsed time in minutes. If you are working with a formula that returns a time in which the number of minutes exceeds 60, use a number format that resembles [mm]:ss.

mm

Displays the minute as a number with a leading zero when appropriate.

  • *NOTE:** The m or the mm code must appear immediately after the h or hh code or immediately before the ss code; otherwise, Excel displays the month instead of minutes.

s

Displays the second as a number without a leading zero.

[s]

Displays elapsed time in seconds. If you are working with a formula that returns a time in which the number of seconds exceeds 60, use a number format that resembles [ss].

ss

Displays the second as a number with a leading zero when appropriate. If you want to display fractions of a second, use a number format that resembles h:mm:ss.00.

AM/PM
am/pm
A/P
a/p

Displays the hour based on a 12-hour clock. Excel displays AM, am, A, or a for times from midnight until noon and PM, pm, P, or p for times from noon until midnight.

To display

As

Use this format

Hours

0-23

h

Hours

00-23

hh

Minutes

0-59

m

Minutes

00-59

mm

Seconds

0-59

s

Seconds

00-59

ss

Time

4 AM

h AM/PM

Time

4:36 AM

h:mm AM/PM

Time

4:36:03 P

h:mm:ss A/P

Time

4:36:03.75

h:mm:ss.00

Elapsed time (hours and minutes)

1:02

[h]:mm

Elapsed time (minutes and seconds)

62:16

[mm]:ss

Elapsed time (seconds and hundredths)

3735.80

[ss].00