How to convert a numeric value into English words in Excel

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1 How to convert a numeric value into English words in Excel (Microsoft Office Excel 2003, Microsoft Office Excel 2007, Microsoft Excel 2010, Excel 2016, Microsoft Excel 2013) Summary This article contains sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications functions that you can use to convert a numeric value in a Microsoft Excel worksheet cell into its equivalent in English words. More Information Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure. However, they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. How to create the sample function Called SpellNumber 1. Start Microsoft Excel. 2. Press ALT+F11 to start the Visual Basic Editor. 3. On the Insert menu, click Module. 4. Type the following code into the module sheet. Function SpellNumber(amt As Variant) As Variant Dim FIGURE As Variant Dim LENFIG As Integer Dim i As Integer Dim WORDs(19) As String Dim tens(9) As String WORDs(1) = "One" WORDs(2) = "Two" WORDs(3) = "Three" WORDs(4) = "Four" WORDs(5) = "Five"

2 WORDs(6) = "Six" WORDs(7) = "Seven" WORDs(8) = "Eight" WORDs(9) = "Nine" WORDs(10) = "Ten" WORDs(11) = "Eleven" WORDs(12) = "Twelve" WORDs(13) = "Thirteen" WORDs(14) = "Fourteen" WORDs(15) = "Fifteen" WORDs(16) = "Sixteen" WORDs(17) = "Seventeen" WORDs(18) = "Eighteen" WORDs(19) = "Nineteen" tens(2) = "Twenty" tens(3) = "Thirty" tens(4) = "Fourty" tens(5) = "Fifty" tens(6) = "Sixty" tens(7) = "Seventy" tens(8) = "Eighty" tens(9) = "Ninety" FIGURE = amt FIGURE = Format(FIGURE, "FIXED") FIGLEN = Len(FIGURE) If FIGLEN < 12 Then FIGURE = Space(12 - FIGLEN) & FIGURE If Val(Left(FIGURE, 9)) > 1 Then SpellNumber = "Rupees " ElseIf Val(Left(FIGURE, 9)) = 1 Then SpellNumber = "Rupee " For i = 1 To 3 If i = 1 And Val(Left(FIGURE, 2)) > 0 Then SpellNumber = SpellNumber & " Crore "

3 ElseIf i = 2 And Val(Left(FIGURE, 2)) > 0 Then SpellNumber = SpellNumber & " Lakh " ElseIf i = 3 And Val(Left(FIGURE, 2)) > 0 Then SpellNumber = SpellNumber & " Thousand " FIGURE = Mid(FIGURE, 3) Next i If Val(Left(FIGURE, 1)) > 0 Then SpellNumber = SpellNumber & WORDs(Val(Left(FIGURE, 1))) + " Hundred " FIGURE = Mid(FIGURE, 2) FIGURE = Mid(FIGURE, 4) If Val(FIGURE) > 0 Then SpellNumber = SpellNumber & " Paise " FIGURE = amt FIGURE = Format(FIGURE, "FIXED") If Val(FIGURE) > 0 Then SpellNumber = SpellNumber & " Only " End Function How to use the SpellNumber sample function To use the sample functions to change a number to written text, use one of the methods demonstrated in the following examples:

4 Method 1: Direct Entry You can change into "Thirty Two Dollars and Fifty Cents" by entering the following formula into a cell: =SpellNumber(32.50) Method 2: Cell reference You can refer to other cells in the workbook. For example, enter the number into cell A1, and type the following formula into another cell: =SpellNumber(A1) Method 3: Insert Function To use Insert Function, follow these steps: Excel 2003: 1. Select the cell that you want. 2. Click Insert Function on the Standard toolbar. 3. Under Or select a category, click User Defined. 4. In the Select a function list, click SpellNumber, and then click OK. 5. Enter the number or cell reference that you want, and then click OK. Excel 2007 and 2010: 1. Select the cell that you want. 2. Click Insert Function on the Formulas ribbon. 3. Under Or select a category, click User Defined.

5 4. In the Select a function list, click SpellNumber, and then click OK. 5. Enter the number or cell reference that you want, and then click OK. Properties Article ID: Last Review: 23-Sep Revision: 1 Applies to Microsoft Office Excel 2003, Microsoft Office Excel 2007, Microsoft Excel 2010, Excel 2016, Microsoft Excel 2013