Formatting Values

By default, the values that you enter are displayed in a General numeric format, which displays the numbers as you have entered them. There are many other types of formats, such as Currency, Percent, Scientific, and Date.

To set the format for values

1.
Select the cell(s) that you want to format.
2.
Click the Selection Properties button, or choose Format, Selection Properties to open the Active Cells dialog box.
3.
Click the Numeric Format tab to display a list of formats.
4.
Select a format from the list. The sample box shows you what that format will look like (see Figure C.6).
Figure C.6. In the Numeric Format tab, select one ...

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