TEXT formula in WPS Spreadsheet

The TEXT formula in Excel is commonly used for the conversion of number-to-text in a certain format, and it could be also used in Microsoft Office Excel and Openoffice. Normally, the TEXT formula is used to customize format cells in terms of actual needs. To realize it, we need to adjust the second parameter of the formula, which stands for format texts to be set. In this example, the number 2.012584, which equips with six decimal places, entered cell A2. How can we convert it into a v....

How to convert numbers into percentages

We can directly know the relationships between the part and the whole in our daily work with statistical values shown as percentages. Take this table as an example. We want to calculate the percentage of January sales in annual sales so that we can apply the percentage format here.First, select the cell D2 and enter the formula “=B2/C2”. Then use the fill handle to pull down, and we can get the sales of each employee in January of this year. Then we select the cells D2-D15. Click the N....

The Trace Precedents function

WPS Spreadsheet could be an alternative to Microsoft Office Excel. It includes 100's of built-in formulas, pivot tables, and more. While processing a table, we have to double-click a cell containing a function formula to view the referenced data cell, However, this will easily lead to incorrect editing of the formula. At this time, we can use the function of Tracking Precedents of WPS table.Take this table as an example. We want to see which cells are referenced by the formula of ....

The SUMPRODUCT function for quick calculation of total sales

When using WPS Spreadsheets to process data, it is convenient to use the SUMPRODUCT function to multiply data and then sum the results that we get. The spreadsheet for demonstration records sales amounts and prices of clothes in different cities. What can we do for a quick calculation of the total sales in all cities? The SUMPRODUCT function can realize it. This video could be also used in Microsoft Office Excel and Openoffice. Place the cursor in cell F5. Then, click Insert Formula i....

Use the text function to extract characters in cells

In this video, we'll introduce three practical functions in excel, which are the RIGHT, LEFT, and MID functions.In this example, if we want to extract the first three numbers on the right, how can we realize it? The RIGHT function could help. It can extract characters within a cell, from the right to the left. Here is the complete formula of the RIGHT function. RIGHT(text,num_chars) The first parameter text refers to the specific text to be extracted. The second parameter num_chars....

Display the unit symbol in the formula result

This is a table of information about the department employees. If we need to calculate the average weight of the staff, what should we do?Normally, you only need to enter the formula =AVERAGE(D2:D8) in cell D9 to get the average.However, the formula returns 0, and obviously, the result is incorrect because there are text characters in the cells, which affects the accuracy of the calculation. Do you know how to retain the weight unit and normally perform the calculation at the same time....