Displaying Lakhs and Crores in Google Sheets

Question

I would like to use Google Sheets for its convenient global access, but I really need to display numbers in Lakh and Crore (Indian style) format to avoid confusion among manager

Answer 1

As of Dec 2020, Google Sheets has added Indian Rupee formatting as well. Just go to File -> Spreadsheet settings -> Locale and select India.

Let it refresh, you will find Rs. symbol in the toolbar.

Answer 2

This works in Google Sheets for sure. Should work in Excel too.

With the appropriate cells selected, navigate to:

Google Sheets : Format -> Number -> More Formats -> Custom Number Format
Excel : Format -> Cells -> Custom -> [Custom text box]

Enter one of the following and Apply:

A] For Lakhs and Crores with the Rupee symbol and decimals

[$₹][>9999999]##\,##\,##\,##0.00;[$₹][>99999]##\,##\,##0.00;[$₹]##,##0.00

B] For Lakhs and Crores with the Rupee symbol and without decimals

[$₹][>9999999]##\,##\,##\,##0;[$₹][>99999]##\,##\,##0;[$₹]##,##0

C] For Lakhs and Crores without the Rupee symbol and with decimals

[>9999999]##\,##\,##\,##0.00;[>99999]##\,##\,##0.00;##,##0.00

D] For Lakhs and Crores without both the Rupee symbol and decimals

[>9999999]##\,##\,##\,##0;[>99999]##\,##\,##0;##,##0

Edit: I've tested these on both Google Sheets and Excel. Negative numbers work as well.