Apple Numbers '09 - Manual (Page 102)

Creating a Custom Number Format
To define your own display format for numbers in table cells:
1 Select one or more cells.
2 Do one of the following:
Choose Custom from the Cell Formats pop-up menu in the format bar. Â
Choose Custom from the Cell Format pop-up menu in the Cells inspector. Â
Choose Format > Create Custom Cell Format. Â
Format field
Drag the elements to
the format field.
3 From the Type pop-up menu, choose Number & Text.
4 Define your number format by dragging the (blue) elements from the Number & Text
Elements box into the format field above the box.
Click a disclosure triangle to
choose a formatting option.
Integers: Add this element when you want to format digits to the left of a decimal
point. See “Defining the Integers Element of a Custom Number Format” on page 104
for more information.
102 Chapter 4 Working with Table Cells