Calc Guide

Formatting numbers
Several different number formats can be applied to cells by using icons
on the Formatting toolbar. Select the cell, then click the relevant icon.
Some icons may not be visible in a default setup; click the down-arrow
at the end of the Formatting bar and select other icons to display.
Figure 38: Number format icons. Left to right: currency, percentage,
date, exponential, standard, add decimal place, delete decimal place.
For more control or to select other number formats, use the Numbers
tab (Figure 39) of the Format Cells dialog.
• Apply any of the data types in the Category list to the data.
• Control the number of decimal places and leading zeros.
• Enter a custom format code.
The Language setting controls the local settings for the different
formats such as the date order and the currency marker.
Figure 39: Format Cells > Numbers
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