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You can display a number with the default currency symbol by selecting the cell or range of cells, and then clicking Accounting Number Format in the Number group on the Home tab. (If you want to apply the Currency format instead, select the cells, and press Ctrl+Shift+$.)
The DOLLAR function, one of the TEXT functions, converts a number to text using currency format, with the decimals rounded to the number of places you specify. DOLLAR uses the $#,##0.00_);($#,##0.00) number format, although the currency symbol that is applied depends on your local language settings.
Use the Currencies data type to calculate exchange rates. Enter the currency pair in a cell using this format: From Currency / To Currency with the ISO currency codes. For example, enter "USD/EUR" to get the exchange rate from one United States Dollar to Euros. Select the cells and then select Insert > Table.
Create and build a custom numeric format to show your numbers as percentages, currency, dates, and more. To learn more about how to change number format codes, see Review guidelines for customizing a number format. Select the numeric data.
Go to Insert > Symbol. Pick a symbol, or choose More Symbols. Scroll up or down to find the symbol you want to insert. Different font sets often have different symbols in them and the most commonly used symbols are in the Segoe UI Symbol font set.
To get a stock quote, you need to add a linked record for a company or fund. Then you can use another column to extract the price. This article explains how.
Inserting ASCII characters. To insert an ASCII character, press and hold down ALT while typing the character code. For example, to insert the degree (º) symbol, press and hold down ALT while typing 0176 on the numeric keypad. You must use the numeric keypad to type the numbers, and not the keyboard.
Discover how to convert numbers into English words in an Excel spreadsheet using the SpellNumber sample function.
The EUROCONVERT function syntax has the following arguments: Number Required. The currency value you want to convert, or a reference to a cell containing the value. Source Required. A three-letter string, or reference to a cell containing the string, corresponding to the ISO code for the source currency.
The CELL function syntax has the following arguments: info_type values. The following list describes the text values that can be used for the info_type argument. These values must be entered in the CELL function with quotes (" "). CELL format codes.
The ROUND function rounds a number to a specified number of digits. For example, if cell A1 contains 23.7825, and you want to round that value to two decimal places, you can use the following formula: =ROUND (A1, 2) The result of this function is 23.78.