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    Concatenate but keep currency format

    Hi,

    I am currently working on a spreadsheet and I need to keep the formatting of another cell.

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    is what I am currently using, but instead of putting in £1.00 it put in £100.

    Could anyone help me to get this right?

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    Re: Concatenate but keep currency format

    What's in B8, what's in B10?
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    Re: Concatenate but keep currency format

    In B8 I have
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    this pulls the first 3 letters from a cell on another sheet.

    In B10 I have
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    This brings in the amount of money.

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    Hi there. try this out:
    =CONCATENATE("Sheet to "&B8&" £",TEXT(B10,"######.00"))
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    Re: Concatenate but keep currency format

    Quote Originally Posted by Glenn Kennedy View Post
    Hi there. try this out:
    =CONCATENATE("Sheet to "&B8&" £",TEXT(B10,"######.00"))
    Hi,

    This makes £1.00 show as £100.00

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    Re: Concatenate but keep currency format

    How many dps do you want?

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    Re: Concatenate but keep currency format

    Just one. But I need it to know if it is below 2 figures, and not just change it to £100

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    Re: Concatenate but keep currency format

    What I posted makes 1.00 appear as 1.00. How is that wrong??

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    Re: Concatenate but keep currency format

    When I put that in the formula bar, It shows £100.00.

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    If you want one...

    ="Sheet to "&B8&" £"&TEXT(B10,"0.0")

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    Re: Concatenate but keep currency format

    Quote Originally Posted by k1989l View Post
    When I put that in the formula bar, It shows £100.00.

    !! Not on this side of the Irish Sea it doesn't!! How is the cell formatted... he said, clutching at straws...

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    Re: Concatenate but keep currency format

    Quote Originally Posted by Glenn Kennedy View Post
    !! Not on this side of the Irish Sea it doesn't!! How is the cell formatted... he said, clutching at straws...
    General formatting, honestly that is what it shows. I think it may be because it is pulling data from other cells that are also pulling data in.

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    Re: Concatenate but keep currency format

    Waddya see here???
    Attached Files Attached Files

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    Re: Concatenate but keep currency format

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    Waddya see here???
    I have attached an example.
    example.xlsx

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    Re: Concatenate but keep currency format

    The value in Template E6 is not 1, but 100!!!

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