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Chapter 8 Using Tables 179
Using the Currency Format
Use the currency format to format the display of monetary values.
To define a currency format for one or more cells:
1 Select the cell or cells.
2 Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Table Inspector button, and then click Format.
3 Choose Currency from the Cell Format pop-up menu.
4 To specify a currency symbol, choose an option from the Symbol pop-up menu.
5 To specify how many decimal places to display, use the Decimals field. If a value
contains more decimal places than you specify, the decimal value displayed is rounded,
not truncated. For example, if a cell is formatted to display two decimal places, the
value 3.456 is displayed as 3.46, not 3.45.
6 To specify how to display negative values, choose an entry from the pop-up menu
adjacent to the Decimals field.
7 To specify whether to use a thousands separator, select Thousands Separator.
8 To display the currency symbol at the edge of the cell, select Accounting Style.
Using the Percentage Format
Use the percentage format to display numeric values followed by the % symbol.
If the value is used in a formula, its decimal number version is used. For example, a
value that displays as 3% is used as 0.03 in a formula.
If you type 3% in a cell formatted using the automatic format and then apply the
percentage format to the cell, the value displayed is 3%. However, if you type 3 in a cell
formatted using the automatic format and then apply the percentage format to the
cell, the value displayed is 300%.
To define a percentage format for one or more cells:
1 Select the cell or cells.
2 Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Table Inspector button, and then click Format.
3 Choose Percentage from the Cell Format pop-up menu.
4 To specify how many decimal places to display, use the Decimals field. If a value
contains more decimal places than you specify, the decimal value displayed is rounded,
not truncated. For example, if a cell is formatted to display two decimal places, the
value 3.456 is displayed as 3.46, not 3.45.
5 To specify how to display negative values, choose an entry from the pop-up menu
adjacent to the Decimals field.
6 To specify whether to use a thousands separator, select Thousands Separator.