Change number format

You can easily change the number format, i.e. the way the numbers you enter appear in your spreadsheet. To do that,

  1. select a cell, a range of cells with the mouse or the whole worksheet by pressing the Ctrl+A key combination,
  2. click the Number Format Number Format icon icon situated at the top toolbar and select the number format you wish to apply:
    • General - is used to display the data you enter as plain numbers in the most compact way without any additional signs,
    • Number - is used to display the numbers with 0-30 digits after the decimal point where a thousand separator is added between each group of three digits before the decimal point,
    • Integer - is used to display the numbers as an integer,
    • Scientific (exponential) - is used to keep short the numbers converting in a string of type d.dddE+ddd or d.dddE-ddd where each d is a digit 0 to 9,
    • Currency - is used to include one of the following currency symbols: $ Dollar, € Euro, £ Pound, p. Rouble, ¥ Yen, and two decimal places,
    • Date - is used to display dates. You can select one of the following date formats: MM-dd-yy, MM-dd-yyyy, dd-MM-yy, dd-MM-yyyy, dd-MMM-yyyy, dd-MMM, MMM-yy,
    • Time - is used to display time. You can select one of the following time formats: HH:mm, HH:MM:ss, hh:mm tt, hh:mm:ss tt,
    • Persentage - is used to display the data as a percentage accompanied by a percent sign %,
    • Text - is used to display the numeric values as a plain text with as much precision as available.
  3. change the number of decimal places, if needed:
    • use the Increase Decimal Increase Decimal icon icon situated at the top toolbar to display more digits after the decimal point,
    • use the Decrease Decimal Decrease Decimal icon icon situated at the top toolbar to display fewer digits after the decimal point.