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    Adding a formula into a number format cell

    I'm looking for a way to create a custom number format that will allow me to select a group of cells and change it to what i want.


    Example: I have a cell that has the [h]:mm format to represent a duration of time worked. I currently am changing them to the general format the having to go to another cell and multiply that cell time 24 (=L5*24) to get the time duration I want.


    Is there a way I can make a custom format that will shortcut all this into one or two actions?

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    Re: Adding a formula into a number format cell

    in your cell =SUM(C2:N2)*IF($A$1=24,24,1)
    and CF General if =$A$1=24

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    Re: Adding a formula into a number format cell

    You don't need to change the format. The format simply determines the way the data is presented visually in the cell. The underlying data does not change.

    Hence, you can just multiplythe existing cell by 24.
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