In an older version of Excel (and I can't remember which one) I was able to 
do a numerical format for ratios x:xx.  I don't remember what I did and no 
longer have the workbook/sheets that contained the formatting.  I am 
currently using Office XP and Office:Mac 2003 -- I cannot figure out how to 
format for ratios -- I don't want to use fractions (for esthetics) as my 
display.

Any clues?

maybe you used a formula in a helper cell?

=substitute(text(a1/b1,"??/??"),"/",":")

uteowl wrote:
> 
> In an older version of Excel (and I can't remember which one) I was able to
> do a numerical format for ratios x:xx.  I don't remember what I did and no
> longer have the workbook/sheets that contained the formatting.  I am
> currently using Office XP and Office:Mac 2003 -- I cannot figure out how to
> format for ratios -- I don't want to use fractions (for esthetics) as my
> display.
> 
> Any clues?

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Dave Peterson