In Excel, you can format numbers in cells for things like currency, percentages, decimals, dates, phone numbers, or social security numbers. Select a cell or a cell range. On the Home tab, select Number from the drop-down. Press CTRL + 1 and select Number. Right-click the cell or cell range, select Format Cells… , and select Number. More @Wikipedia
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