in excel, how to limit digits of negative hexadecimal numbers?

how does one limit the number of digits displayed in a negative hexadecimal
number?

e.g., instead of the default 10 digits, somethimes i'd like to have only 3
digits, other times 4.

Remember that the hex "digits" are just a string representing the number:


In A1 put -700
in B1 put =DEC2HEX(A1) and you will see FFFFFFFD44
if you want the upper half then use =RIGHT(HEX2DECMAL(A1),4)
if you want the lower half then use =LEFT(HEX2DECMAL(A1),4)
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Gary''s Student


"hwn@non-cents.com" wrote:

> how does one limit the number of digits displayed in a negative hexadecimal
> number?
>
> e.g., instead of the default 10 digits, somethimes i'd like to have only 3
> digits, other times 4.