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Hw5dt‖ CONVERT function

CnEWA‖ Converts a value from one unit of measurement to the corresponding value in another unit of measurement. Enter the units of measurement directly as text in quotation marks or as a reference. The units of measurement specified through the arguments must match the supported unit symbols, which are case-sensitive. For example, the symbol for the unit "newton" is the uppercase "N".

FLrPC‖The measurement units recognized by CONVERT fall into 13 groups, which are listed below. CONVERT will perform conversions between any two units within one group but reject any request to convert between units in different groups.

Fxn7E‖You can also add binary and decimal prefixes to units of measurement that support them. The list of all prefixes and their corresponding multipliers are shown below.

warning

GvB7m‖This function may not be compatible with other spreadsheet software.


ebLBc‖Syntax

p2WHf‖ CONVERT(Number; FromUnit; ToUnit)

AHAKF‖ Number is the number to be converted.

yo4by‖ FromUnit is the unit from which conversion is taking place.

7hKwA‖ ToUnit is the unit to which conversion is taking place. Both units must be of the same type.

warning

7D2db‖If FromUnit and ToUnit are not valid units from the same group, then CONVERT reports an invalid argument error (Err:502).


GAZG2‖Examples

qnShr‖ =CONVERT(-10; "C"; "F")

NacDF‖Here the function converts -10 degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit, returning the value 14. There is not a simple multiplicative relationship between temperature units, as different reference points are used. Hence, as in this case, an input negative number may be converted to a positive value.

93XjB‖ =CONVERT(3.5; "mi"; "yd")

xaEX2‖Here the function converts 3.5 international miles to yards, returning the value 6160. Both units are in the Length and distance group.

CyaUn‖ =CONVERT(256; "Gibit"; "Mibyte")

pdEtf‖Here the function converts 256 gigibits to mebibytes, returning the value 32768. Both units (bit and byte) are in the Information group and support binary prefixes.

AvUSA‖ =CONVERT(1; "dyn"; "e")

vDR5q‖Here the function returns an invalid argument error (Err:502) because the two units (dyne and erg) are in different groups (Force and Energy respectively).

DGVq5‖Units of measurement

A7feF‖Below are the unit measurement groups supported by the CONVERT function. Be aware that conversions can only happen between units that belong to the same group.

note

hGonG‖The column Prefix indicates whether or not a given unit of measurement supports prefixes.


ELyFm‖Area

note

JFG6V‖Some measurement units have more than one accepted symbol. The accepted unit symbols are separated by semicolons in the Unit symbol column.


ngLDk‖Unit symbol

HMAmG‖Description

tpUMy‖Prefix

"ang2" ; "ang^2"

GfiJV‖Square angstrom

5MoDd‖Yes

"ar"

GoABk‖Are

5MoDd‖Yes

"ft2" ; "ft^2"

kahhN‖Square foot

qKsBn‖No

"ha"

MFjkC‖Hectare

qKsBn‖No

"in2" ; "in^2"

EohjY‖Square inch

qKsBn‖No

"ly2" ; "ly^2"

XZ9X3‖Square light-year

qKsBn‖No

"m2" ; "m^2"

kwEMV‖Square meter

5MoDd‖Yes

"mi2" ; "mi^2"

T9BaY‖Square international mile

qKsBn‖No

"Morgen"

4i4iC‖Morgen

qKsBn‖No

"Nmi2" ; "Nmi^2"

HF5iU‖Square nautical mile

qKsBn‖No

"Pica2" ; "Pica^2" ; "picapt2" ; "picapt^2"

hCiCS‖Square pica point

qKsBn‖No

"pica2" ; "pica^2"

ZfeRr‖Square pica

qKsBn‖No

"uk_acre" ; "acre"

cHh2s‖International acre

qKsBn‖No

"us_acre"

AsFDV‖US survey acre

qKsBn‖No

"yd2" ; "yd^2"

vFpVJ‖Square yard

qKsBn‖No


Y8KWb‖Energy

MVxwP‖Unit symbol

2YCm2‖Description

wERLT‖Prefix

"BTU" ; "btu"

GLvVT‖British thermal unit

qKsBn‖No

"c"

nu34E‖Thermochemical calorie

5MoDd‖Yes

"cal"

DBTz9‖International Steam Table calorie

5MoDd‖Yes

"e"

uw6BK‖erg

5MoDd‖Yes

"eV" ; "ev"

i9qGV‖Electron volt

5MoDd‖Yes

"flb"

sLtDD‖Foot-pound

qKsBn‖No

"HPh" ; "hh"

2GjCu‖Horsepower-hour

qKsBn‖No

"J"

ZPZRc‖Joule

5MoDd‖Yes

"Wh" ; "wh"

PUrZh‖Watt-hour

5MoDd‖Yes


kPnGq‖Flux density

4o3NF‖Unit symbol

DCC5e‖Description

dvVVc‖Prefix

"ga"

nHMaJ‖Gauss

5MoDd‖Yes

"T"

2he9q‖Tesla

5MoDd‖Yes


GFyeu‖Force

CcWkm‖Unit symbol

MAju2‖Description

3ZxxK‖Prefix

"dyn" ; "dy"

uaZZL‖Dyne

5MoDd‖Yes

"N"

qkEeo‖Newton

5MoDd‖Yes

"lbf"

EEy3q‖Pound-force

qKsBn‖No

"pond"

UmY6Y‖Pond

5MoDd‖Yes


Z8snf‖Information

A3brF‖Unit symbol

ABpR9‖Description

kNxR2‖Prefix

"bit"

uXtLh‖Bit

5MoDd‖Yes

"byte"

CQcQ9‖Byte

5MoDd‖Yes


B3c96‖Length and distance

rfDue‖Unit symbol

t8B7a‖Description

qBet6‖Prefix

"ang"

ED5CD‖Angstrom

5MoDd‖Yes

"ell"

pZ2tZ‖Ell

qKsBn‖No

"ft"

FxCjJ‖Foot

qKsBn‖No

"in"

VswTE‖Inch

qKsBn‖No

"ly" ; "lightyear"

YFTAf‖Light-year

5MoDd‖Yes

"m"

aqqG6‖Meter

5MoDd‖Yes

"mi"

kREck‖International mile

qKsBn‖No

"Nmi"

6TCBR‖Nautical mile

qKsBn‖No

"parsec" ; "pc"

rUVPA‖Parsec

5MoDd‖Yes

"Pica" ; "picapt"

E8DiA‖Pica point

qKsBn‖No

"pica"

J45F6‖Pica

qKsBn‖No

"survey_mi"

jo6cR‖US survey mile

qKsBn‖No

"yd"

bHo6X‖Yard

qKsBn‖No


EVKqC‖Mass and weight

sshNo‖Unit symbol

23Fz6‖Description

YXvAc‖Prefix

"cwt" ; "shweight"

yS2GB‖Short hundredweight

qKsBn‖No

"g"

AymnT‖Gram

5MoDd‖Yes

"grain"

Pcwzj‖Grain

qKsBn‖No

"lbm"

HfoFq‖Pound

qKsBn‖No

"ozm"

TtiGk‖Ounce

qKsBn‖No

"pweight"

pmsEB‖Pennyweight

qKsBn‖No

"sg"

BE88d‖Slug

qKsBn‖No

"stone"

VmfEH‖Stone

qKsBn‖No

"ton"

ZLyGB‖Short ton

qKsBn‖No

"u"

4nGTC‖Unified atomic mass unit

5MoDd‖Yes

"uk_cwt" ; "lcwt" ; "hweight"

nA8vE‖Long hundredweight

qKsBn‖No

"uk_ton" ; "LTON" ; "brton"

23HRX‖Long ton

qKsBn‖No


BPqQG‖Power

HvGBm‖Unit symbol

DGPtJ‖Description

6DsPs‖Prefix

"HP" ; "h"

7PLLh‖Mechanical horsepower

qKsBn‖No

"PS"

M6req‖Pferdestärke or metric horsepower

qKsBn‖No

"W" ; "w"

qyteT‖Watt

5MoDd‖Yes


PGKCa‖Pressure

tnByU‖Unit symbol

Gsj88‖Description

geMDd‖Prefix

"atm" ; ("at")(1)

tZH3f‖Standard atmosphere

5MoDd‖Yes

"mmHg"

EBaTw‖Millimeter of mercury

5MoDd‖Yes

"Pa"

AsDNh‖Pascal

5MoDd‖Yes

"psi"

yyvEQ‖Pound per square inch

qKsBn‖No

"Torr"

a9ogt‖Torr

qKsBn‖No


warning

CNDuZ‖1 - The "at" unit is deprecated. Use "atm" instead.


vWzBh‖Speed

AXQxd‖Unit symbol

HvMee‖Description

PWNGi‖Prefix

"admkn"

QLETi‖Admiralty knot

qKsBn‖No

"kn"

X3yym‖International knot

qKsBn‖No

"m/h" ; "m/hr"

KAWp4‖Meters per hour

5MoDd‖Yes

"m/s" ; "m/sec"

pctXg‖Meters per second

5MoDd‖Yes

"mph"

6yYRz‖Miles per hour

qKsBn‖No


FyEd2‖Temperature

C5MHQ‖Unit symbol

kqAGM‖Description

sGE7h‖Prefix

"C" ; "cel"

do3zs‖Degree Celsius

qKsBn‖No

"F" ; "fah"

3Ng23‖Degree Fahrenheit

qKsBn‖No

"K" ; "kel"

JQDwV‖Kelvin

5MoDd‖Yes

"Rank"

kDHfB‖Degree Rankine

qKsBn‖No

"Reau"

mUNBn‖Degree Réaumur

qKsBn‖No


BfAJv‖Time

kFeSN‖Unit symbol

U8RGh‖Description

8X7qR‖Prefix

"day" ; "d"

iXcGB‖Day

qKsBn‖No

"hr"

KCEUt‖Hour

qKsBn‖No

"mn" ; "min"

Bf2jf‖Minute

qKsBn‖No

"sec" ; "s"

RB2UJ‖Second

5MoDd‖Yes

"yr"

CKQZz‖Year

qKsBn‖No


CCupk‖Volume

YGVzt‖Unit symbol

jvV7i‖Description

QnLHF‖Prefix

"ang3" ; "ang^3"

oFBFc‖Cubic angstrom

5MoDd‖Yes

"barrel"

Ccm2G‖Oil barrel

qKsBn‖No

"bushel"

a3nDk‖US bushel

qKsBn‖No

"cup"

Fb3dj‖US cup

qKsBn‖No

"ft3" ; "ft^3"

z98AU‖Cubic foot

qKsBn‖No

"gal"

Be5Nc‖US gallon

qKsBn‖No

"Glass"(2)

6dJSb‖Australian glass (200 milliliters)

qKsBn‖No

"GRT" ; "regton"

vFvu4‖Gross register tonnage

qKsBn‖No

"Humpen"(2)

tM2GH‖Humpen (500 milliliters)

qKsBn‖No

"in3" ; "in^3"

3jCKA‖Cubic inch

qKsBn‖No

"l" ; "L" ; "lt"

t8skx‖Liter

5MoDd‖Yes

"ly3" ; "ly^3"

ZgERp‖Cubic light-year

qKsBn‖No

"m3" ; "m^3"

xbjLF‖Cubic meter

5MoDd‖Yes

"mi3" ; "mi^3"

GG8ep‖Cubic international mile

qKsBn‖No

"Middy"(2)

apJka‖Australian middy (285 milliliters)

qKsBn‖No

"MTON"

5vKXB‖Measurement ton

qKsBn‖No

"Nmi3" ; "Nmi^3"

gAxRC‖Cubic nautical mile

qKsBn‖No

"oz"

GLMFQ‖US fluid ounce

qKsBn‖No

"Pica3" ; "Pica^3" ; "picapt3" ; "picapt^3"

Cubic pica point

qKsBn‖No

"pica3" ; "pica^3"

KdjB5‖Cubic pica

qKsBn‖No

"pt" ; "us_pt"

wPWak‖US pint

qKsBn‖No

"qt"

oaVnc‖US quart

qKsBn‖No

"Schooner"(2)

nFgfR‖Australian schooner (425 milliliters)

qKsBn‖No

"Sixpack"(2)

yumuN‖Six pack (2 liters)

qKsBn‖No

"tbs"

GNQxR‖US tablespoon

qKsBn‖No

"tsp"

Bs5pc‖US teaspoon

qKsBn‖No

"tspm"

oFoZf‖Metric teaspoon

qKsBn‖No

"uk_gal"

6eLBT‖Imperial gallon

qKsBn‖No

"uk_pt"

zJyLT‖Imperial pint

qKsBn‖No

"uk_qt"

f9zhg‖Imperial quart

qKsBn‖No

"yd3" ; "yd^3"

TGDmn‖Cubic yard

qKsBn‖No


note

EsueL‖2 - These units are not part of the Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) Version 1.3. Part 4: Recalculated Formula (OpenFormula) Format standard for the CONVERT function. They are preserved for backward compatibility.


ej2DE‖Prefixes

TSaMK‖Decimal prefixes

cjDA7‖Prefix

yHdoH‖Multiplier

Y (yotta)

1024

Z (zetta)

1021

E (exa)

1018

P (peta)

1015

T (tera)

1012

G (giga)

109

M (mega)

106

k (kilo)

103

h (hecto)

102

e (deca)

101

d (deci)

10-1

c (centi)

10-2

m (milli)

10-3

u (micro)

10-6

n (nano)

10-9

p (pico)

10-12

f (femto)

10-15

a (atto)

10-18

z (zepto)

10-21

y (yocto)

10-24


zByEE‖Binary prefixes

X7TD3‖Prefix

mAcRr‖Multiplier

Yi (yobi)

280

Zi (zebi)

270

Ei (exbi)

260

Pi (pebi)

250

Ti (tebi)

240

Gi (gibi)

230

Mi (mebi)

220

ki (kibi)

210


XAFa7‖Technical information

2C7vt‖This function is NOT part of the Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) Version 1.3. Part 4: Recalculated Formula (OpenFormula) Format standard. The name space is

ORG.OPENOFFICE.CONVERT