Field Settings > Number Format in Pivot Table

bbatson

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Hello - I am running Excel 2007, although this question probably also relates to prior versions of Excel. I have noticed that the "Number Format" button is only available for some fields within a pivot table. This can be frustrating because, for the columns that you cannot specify a format for, the user is forced to reformat after each drill of the pivot table.

I cannot identify a rhyme or reason as to when the Number Format button is available. Can anyone provide any insight on this?

Many thanks,
Brian
 

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I believe I just found your answer on the web. If the source data contains either text or blank cells, the number button will not appear. I did verify and this worked. If it has all numbers, the number button is available. I am using Excel 2003, but I suspect that this will be your solution as well.
 
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