The old adage, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”, is as true today as it was when it was first published in 1659. Therefore, this week’s blog is being devoted to a bit of Geeky Fun. Although of no real practical use, it can be interesting, (once again, in a geeky sort of way), to play around with Roman Numerals.
Interestingly, there is a Roman Numeral function that is built-in to Excel. Why that Microsoft has done this is not entirely clear from a practical standpoint.
Practicality, of course, can be overrated, and it is readily apparent that Pro Football, Hollywood, and the Olympics have all used Roman numerals on a regular basis. If you also wish to do this sometime in Excel, (You can even use it for your next quarterly report to your boss, i individual has a really good sense of humor), you can use the ROMAN function.
Try it out! For a Classic Numeral, (other formats are available, but who needs them…), simply enter a value in cell A1 and type, “=ROMAN(A1)” in cell B1. Hit Enter and Presto, a Roman numeral of the A1 number! Now you will be all set if the NFL needs someone to come up with the name for the next Super Bowl!
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