how do I format currency inside the expression of Excel cell?

Question

I am trying to figure out how to format the result in an expression in Excel. I wrote

=IF(C30 > B30, "You would save $" & Format(C30-B30, "Currency") & "!", "No savings")

inside the cell but it doesn't work. Simply put, I want the currency formatted inside the expression.

How?

Solution 1

Have you tried the Text function?

=IF(C30 > B30, "You would save " & Text(C30-B30, "$0.00") & "!", "No savings")

Solution 2

Use this formula

=IF(C30 > B30, "You would save " & Currency(C30-B30, 0) & "!", "No savings")

Solution 3

Many years later, this works, too!

=IF(C4>D4,"You would save " & DOLLAR(C4-D4,2) & "!","No Savings!")