The accounting format in Microsoft Excel 2010 is very similar to the currency format---both display the currency symbol next to every number. But the accounting format has a few differences that ...

Convert to currency. This option will left-align the dollar symbol and right-align the number. Technically, this is referred to as Accounting formatting.

The “Format Cells” dialogue box allows advanced customization, including decimal precision, currency symbols, and custom number formats for tailored data presentation.

When you type a seven-or-ten-digit phone number into an Excel cell that uses the phone number format, Excel will automatically change the way the number looks so that it appears as a phone number ...