In cell A2 type the formula: =Convert_Degree(A1)Ĭonverting Degrees/Minutes/Seconds to Decimal Degrees Start Excel and press ALT+F11 to start the Visual Basic editor.Įnter the sample code for the Convert_Degree custom function described above into the module sheet. To use this function, create a conversion formula, as in the following example: Seconds = Format(((Minutes - Int(Minutes)) * 60), '0')Ĭonvert_Degree = ' ' & Degrees & '° ' & Int(Minutes) & ' ' ' & Seconds + Chr(34) 'Set seconds to 60 times the number to the right of the 'of the decimal for the variable Decimal_Deg 'Set minutes to 60 times the number to the right 'Set degree to Integer of Argument Passed Function Convert_Degree(Decimal_Deg) As Variant The following Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications custom function accepts an angle formatted as a decimal value and converts it to a text value displayed in degrees, minutes, and seconds. Converting Decimal Degrees to Degrees/Minutes/Seconds For more information, visit the Microsoft Web site:įor more information about the support options that are available and about how to contact Microsoft, see. If you have limited programming experience, you may want to contact a Microsoft Advisory Services. Microsoft support professionals can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific needs. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being demonstrated and the tools used to create and debug procedures. Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.

This article contains a sample custom function you can use to convert a degree value stored in decimal format, to DMS stored in text format, and a sample function that converts DMS to a degree value stored in decimal format. To simplify some mathematical calculations, you may want to express angular measurements in degrees and decimal fractions of degrees. 1 degree equals 60 minutes, and one minute equals 60 seconds. Angular measurements are commonly expressed in units of degrees, minutes, and seconds (DMS).

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