FIXED Function

Description

The Microsoft Excel FIXED function returns a text representation of a number rounded to a specified number of decimal places.

Syntax

The syntax for the FIXED function in Microsoft Excel is:

FIXED( number, [decimal_places], [no_commas] )

Parameters or Arguments

number

The number to round.

decimal_places

Optional. It is the number of decimal places to display in the result. If ithis parameter is omitted, decimal_places is assumed to be 2.

no_commas

Optional. If this parameter is set to TRUE, the result will not display commas. If it is set to FALSE, it will display commas in the result. If this parameter is omitted, the result will display commas.

Applies To

• Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000

Type of Function

• Worksheet function (WS)

Example (as Worksheet Function)

Let's look at some Excel FIXED function examples and explore how to use the FIXED function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:

Based on the Excel spreadsheet above, the following FIXED examples would return:

=FIXED(A1, 1, TRUE)
Result: "1200.4"

=FIXED(A1, 1, FALSE)
Result: "1,200.4"

=FIXED(A2, 0, TRUE)
Result: "35124"

=FIXED( A2, 0, FALSE)
Result: "35,124"

=FIXED(52.1254, 2, TRUE)
Result: "52.13"

=FIXED(52.1254)
Result: "52.13"