there's no way to allow you to use commas within a cell to show the zero
separation, is there?
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If you type "1000000" in a cell with no formatting, it will appear as
"1000000".

If you go to Format -- Cells -- Number (tab), and select "Number"
(second choice in the list), you'll have the options to "Use 1000
Separator (,)", as well as to set the number of decimal points, etc.

Is this what you're after?


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goto <tools<options<international
deselect use systems separators and set what you want.
"BorisS" wrote:

there's no way to allow you to use commas within a cell to show the zero
separation, is there?
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Boris

sorry, I meant actually in the cell, rather than typing 1000, can I type
1,000. It gets confusing when there're many numbers and many zeros. I'd
like to actually type them in. Any way?
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Boris


"bj" wrote:

goto <tools<options<international
deselect use systems separators and set what you want.
"BorisS" wrote:

there's no way to allow you to use commas within a cell to show the zero
separation, is there?
--
Boris

it works for me when I type the commas in I have 2002

"BorisS" wrote:

sorry, I meant actually in the cell, rather than typing 1000, can I type
1,000. It gets confusing when there're many numbers and many zeros. I'd
like to actually type them in. Any way?
--
Boris


"bj" wrote:

goto <tools<options<international
deselect use systems separators and set what you want.
"BorisS" wrote:

there's no way to allow you to use commas within a cell to show the zero
separation, is there?
--
Boris

and after you type it, the comman still appears WITHIN the formula, not just
as the result in the cell? What I am saying is that if I type

"=1,000+2,000"

the cell tells me there's an error, and that the formula must be set to
"1000+2000"

You are saying that yours will let you use the commas and it keeps them
visible in the formula afterwards? Just want to make SURE we're talking
about the same thing before I go out and ask folks to help me figure out what
the difference is between your setup and mine, because mine certainly does
not do what I just described.
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Boris


"bj" wrote:

it works for me when I type the commas in I have 2002

"BorisS" wrote:

sorry, I meant actually in the cell, rather than typing 1000, can I type
1,000. It gets confusing when there're many numbers and many zeros. I'd
like to actually type them in. Any way?
--
Boris


"bj" wrote:

goto <tools<options<international
deselect use systems separators and set what you want.
"BorisS" wrote:

there's no way to allow you to use commas within a cell to show the zero
separation, is there?
--
Boris