Fit number to the cell

[PJFry]

I have an issue with fitting a number within cell.
i have 3 digit number, and it is within a cell with width bigger than for 7 digits. I want to spread these 7 digits so that, there are even spacing withing these digits, in other words fit digits to the cell. i do not want to split or put spaces among them, I want to keep them as number within one cell, just to make them look prettier. Later I will use this number for calculation. Increasing font size is not an option, because it increases height of the cell.
Regards

 

[tdh777]

Hi PJ,

Sorry but it is hard to envisage what you want.

How could you have the 3 digit number "spread" inside a field big enough for 7 digits with "even spacing" but you

do not want to split or put spaces between them ?

First option, you could just use centering format but presumably you don't want that.

So, assuming the best I can that you mean you want it to look something like this :
[TABLE="class: grid, width: 150, align: left"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1 2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1 2 3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1 2 3 4[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]







.. you could use something like :

=TEXT(A1,REPT("# ",4))

in another column or simply set the format of the column using the Custom Formatting option and set the cell format to "# # # #".

Of course if you want to do this only when your numbers will fit in your 7-digit wide area suitably "spaced out" (and you might have numbers bigger than 9999, ie you might have numbers all the way up to 7 digits) then you could do something like :

=IF(LEN(A1)<5,TEXT(A1,"# # # #"),A1)

.

And of course if my guess as to what you meant is not accurate, then you'll have to describe the effect you want more clearly.

Cheers,

Warren K.

 

[PJFry]

Thank you for your answer and sorry my bad english. The table you posted below, where in 4th box you have numbers 1 2 3 4. I want number 1 to stand at the left end and 4 to stand at the right border. Spread those 4 numbers so that they have even space (maximum and even space) among them. I do not want to use spaces, because i want these digits constitute a number and later on use this in calculations.


[TABLE="class: grid, width: 150, align: left"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1 2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1 2 3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1 2 3 4[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]







Regards

 

[njimack]

A better approach might be to use a text box linked to the cell - that way, the cell can be hidden or outside the visible range.

 

[tdh777]

Hi PJ,

The solution I gave you will already do that.

It will space the numbers FOR DISPLAY only across the 7 characters of the cell. They will still be NUMBERS and you can perform other calculations on them.

The diagram was just the default width of the table that displayed here.