Wednesday, March 11, 2020

TRUNC Function in Excel with Example


TRUNC ()

This function removes the decimal part of a number. And it is also used to remove time from date-time stamp.
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B
C
1
Remove digits after decimal
2
Number
Result
3
6.2315
6
=TRUNC(A3)
4
58.521
58
=TRUNC(A4)
5
420.2568
420
=TRUNC(A5)
6
7
Remove digits after two decimal digits
8
Number
Result
9
6.2315
6.23
=TRUNC(A9,2)
10
58.521
58.52
=TRUNC(A10,2)
11
420.2568
420.256
=TRUNC(A11,3)
12
13
Trunc will not display more than you have
14
Number
Result
15
96
96
=TRUNC(A15,2)
16
58.5
58.5
=TRUNC(A16,2)
17
420.256
420.25
=TRUNC(A17,2)
18
19
Shorten the value & remove decimal value
20
Number
Result
21
96
90
=TRUNC(A21,-1)
22
58.5
50
=TRUNC(A22,-1)
23
420.256
400
=TRUNC(A23,-2)
24
25
Remove time from Date-Time Stamp
26
Date & Time
Date Only
27
10/03/2020 11:45
10/03/2020
=TRUNC(A27)
28
11/03/2020 0:00
11/03/2020
=TRUNC(A28)
29
15/08/2019 20:45
15/08/2019
=TRUNC(A29)
30



Syntax

=TRUNC(NumberToTuncate,Precision)

Where Precision is optional



Formatting

No special formatting is needed.



Functions for Rounding in Excel

To round normally, use ROUND()
To round to the nearest multiple, use MROUND()
To round up to the nearest specified place, use ROUNDUP()
To round down to the nearest specified place, use ROUNDDOWN()
To round up to the nearest specified multiple, use CEILING()
To round down to the nearest specified multiple, use FLOOR()
To round down and return an integer only, use INT()
To truncate decimal places, use TRUNC()





                       




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