Excel: Number Format to Align Dollar ($) Signs

ID: Q66762

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 2.x, 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0
Microsoft Excel for OS/2 versions 2.2, 2.21, and 3.0

SUMMARY

The following format will align the dollar signs ($) vertically:


   $* #,##0.00

By default, Microsoft Excel places the $ right next to the number. In the format above, the asterisk after $, followed by a blank space, tells Excel to fill the cell with spaces (where there are no numbers) and aligns a "$" farthest to the left.

For example:


       Without Format                           With Format
       --------------                           -----------

              A                                       A
      ----------------                        ----------------
   1 |       $123.49|                      1 |$       123.49|
      ----------------                        ----------------
   2 |    $56,234.99|                      2 |$    56,234.99|
      ----------------                        ----------------
   3 | $1,748,001.72|                      3 |$ 1,748,002.72|
      ----------------                        ----------------
   4 |         $0.21|                      4 |$         0.21|
      ----------------                        ----------------

Additional query words: 2.0 2.00 2.01 2.1 2.10 2.2 2.20 2.21 3.0 4.0 currency


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Last Reviewed: March 21, 1999