Converting Numbers into Currency Strings (DOLLAR)
Syntax: DOLLAR(Value; Decimal_Places)
The DOLLAR function converts the given value into text in currency format. For example:
=DOLLAR(1,000,000; 2)
returns $1,000,000.00.
Figure 10-2. Sample result of the DOLLAR function
The second argument indicates the number of places past the decimal point. Why is that important? Well, it is good for making headlines such as A Cool $1,000,000.00 in Sales!, which you could code as
="A cool "&DOLLAR(1,000,000; 2)&" in Sales!"
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