Apple iWork '08 - Manual (Page 73)

Chapter 2 Getting Started with Numbers 73
Adding Data
Now you’ll practice adding data, formatting data, and performing other operations on
cell values.
You can use cell formats to control how cell values are displayed. For this example,
you’ll apply the Currency format to blank table cells, so that when you enter a number
in a cell, the number is automatically formatted as a monetary value. For example,
when you enter 25000, the number is automatically displayed as $25,000.00.
To apply a cell format to table cells:
1 Select cell B2, hold down the Shift key, and then select cell F7.
2 In the Format Bar, click the Currency Format button to define a currency format.
By default, this format displays the currency symbol, 2 decimal places, a thousands
separator, and negative numbers with the negative symbol.
To change the number of decimal places displayed, you could use the Decrease
Decimal Places button or the Increase Decimal Places button. For even more control
over cell formatting, you use the Cells Inspector.
Currency
Format button Increase Decimal
Places button
Decrease Decimal
Places button