How to format formula output in Zoho Writer

How to format formula output in Zoho Writer

Overview

Zoho Writer allows you to format your formula's output using built-in formatting options.

Steps

In the New Formula window, which you can launch by going to the Fields tab --> Formula, you can customize the result using the available number formats, as shown below:



List of formatting options supported


S.No
Number Format
Description
Unformatted
Formatted as
1
0
Decimals are rendered as whole numbers.
1234.58
1234
2
0%
Numbers are converted to percentages.
12.58
12%
3
0.00
Numbers are accurated to two decimal places, without a thousand separator.
1234.5298
1234.53
4
0.00%
Numbers will be rendered as percentages with decimals.
22.2468
22.25%
5
#,##0
Values with decimals are rounded to whole numbers with a thousand separator.
1234.52
1,234
6
#,##0.00
Values with more than two decimals are accurated to two decimal places, with a thousand separator.
1234.5298
1,234.53
7
$#,##0.00;($#,##0.00)
Numbers are rendered as dollars, with brackets around negative numbers.
Positive = 12345.6942Negative = -12345.6942
$12,345.70 ($12345.70)
8
$#,##0.00;($#,##0.00)[custom-currency]
Custom currency will appear if the formula is entered in a different document locale than the current document locale.
Positive = 12345.6942
Negative = -12345.6942
INR 12,345.70 (INR 12345.70)
9
Number To Text
Numbers are rendered as a cardinal number.
10
Ten
10
Number as Ordinal
Numbers are rendered as a ordinal number
10
10th
11
Number as Ordinal Text
Numbers are rendered as a ordinal text
10
Tenth
12
Ordinal Year
Ordinal year is rendered as a cardinal number
2025
Two thousand twenty five

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