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Fixed Decimal Question
Maybe this is how it's supposed to work, but my client says it's not. She has
fixed decimal set under tools, options with 2 decimal places. However she said in the past she could type 25. and it would show up as 25.00 and if she typed 25 it would show up as .25 but now either way she types it the result is .25 and she wants it to be the way it used to be. So my question is what is the best way to do this and how is it supposed to work? Thanks, Carla |
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Carla,
Methinks your client has poor memory. What you see is what is intended. You probably need to format the cell as Number, with 2 dec places, FormatCellsNumber. -- HTH RP (remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct) "Carla" wrote in message ... Maybe this is how it's supposed to work, but my client says it's not. She has fixed decimal set under tools, options with 2 decimal places. However she said in the past she could type 25. and it would show up as 25.00 and if she typed 25 it would show up as .25 but now either way she types it the result is .25 and she wants it to be the way it used to be. So my question is what is the best way to do this and how is it supposed to work? Thanks, Carla |
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MS changed this behavior in xl2003 (I think).
Tell her to type 25.0 to get the whole number. I use xl2003 SP2 and I can type 25. and the value in the cell is 25. (I'm not sure if the behavior changed back with one of the service packs.) Carla wrote: Maybe this is how it's supposed to work, but my client says it's not. She has fixed decimal set under tools, options with 2 decimal places. However she said in the past she could type 25. and it would show up as 25.00 and if she typed 25 it would show up as .25 but now either way she types it the result is .25 and she wants it to be the way it used to be. So my question is what is the best way to do this and how is it supposed to work? Thanks, Carla -- Dave Peterson |
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Well, in some brief experimentation on XL2002, the only way I was able to
enter 25. and have it converted to a value of .25 was if the range were formatted as %. Using straight Fixed Decimals & 2 places, 25. was accepted as 25.00. So long as she appends the period to the digits she enters, it would APPEAR that Excel treats the entry as integers, not as decimals. In other words, I'm skeptical about your client's claim "Carla" wrote: It was formatted as general. "Duke Carey" wrote: does she have the range formatted as Percent? "Carla" wrote: Maybe this is how it's supposed to work, but my client says it's not. She has fixed decimal set under tools, options with 2 decimal places. However she said in the past she could type 25. and it would show up as 25.00 and if she typed 25 it would show up as .25 but now either way she types it the result is .25 and she wants it to be the way it used to be. So my question is what is the best way to do this and how is it supposed to work? Thanks, Carla |
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Duke, if her client is using 2003 it works that way, in 2003 you need to
enter 25.0 to get 25 Peo "Duke Carey" wrote in message ... Well, in some brief experimentation on XL2002, the only way I was able to enter 25. and have it converted to a value of .25 was if the range were formatted as %. Using straight Fixed Decimals & 2 places, 25. was accepted as 25.00. So long as she appends the period to the digits she enters, it would APPEAR that Excel treats the entry as integers, not as decimals. In other words, I'm skeptical about your client's claim "Carla" wrote: It was formatted as general. "Duke Carey" wrote: does she have the range formatted as Percent? "Carla" wrote: Maybe this is how it's supposed to work, but my client says it's not. She has fixed decimal set under tools, options with 2 decimal places. However she said in the past she could type 25. and it would show up as 25.00 and if she typed 25 it would show up as .25 but now either way she types it the result is .25 and she wants it to be the way it used to be. So my question is what is the best way to do this and how is it supposed to work? Thanks, Carla |
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Fixed Decimal Question
does she have the range formatted as Percent?
"Carla" wrote: Maybe this is how it's supposed to work, but my client says it's not. She has fixed decimal set under tools, options with 2 decimal places. However she said in the past she could type 25. and it would show up as 25.00 and if she typed 25 it would show up as .25 but now either way she types it the result is .25 and she wants it to be the way it used to be. So my question is what is the best way to do this and how is it supposed to work? Thanks, Carla |
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I could enter 25. (with the dot) and get 25, also.
Was this changed in SP2 of xl2003? (I remember having to type 25.0 in either xl2003 or xl2003 SP1--am I remembering incorrectly??) Peo Sjoblom wrote: Duke, if her client is using 2003 it works that way, in 2003 you need to enter 25.0 to get 25 Peo "Duke Carey" wrote in message ... Well, in some brief experimentation on XL2002, the only way I was able to enter 25. and have it converted to a value of .25 was if the range were formatted as %. Using straight Fixed Decimals & 2 places, 25. was accepted as 25.00. So long as she appends the period to the digits she enters, it would APPEAR that Excel treats the entry as integers, not as decimals. In other words, I'm skeptical about your client's claim "Carla" wrote: It was formatted as general. "Duke Carey" wrote: does she have the range formatted as Percent? "Carla" wrote: Maybe this is how it's supposed to work, but my client says it's not. She has fixed decimal set under tools, options with 2 decimal places. However she said in the past she could type 25. and it would show up as 25.00 and if she typed 25 it would show up as .25 but now either way she types it the result is .25 and she wants it to be the way it used to be. So my question is what is the best way to do this and how is it supposed to work? Thanks, Carla -- Dave Peterson |
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Fixed Decimal Question
Duke
ToolsOptionsEdit. Check "Fixed Decimals" and set for 2. Enter 25 and you will get .25 Enter 25. and you will get 25 XL 97, 2002 and 2003 Gord Dibben Excel MVP On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 14:13:28 -0800, "Duke Carey" wrote: Well, in some brief experimentation on XL2002, the only way I was able to enter 25. and have it converted to a value of .25 was if the range were formatted as %. Using straight Fixed Decimals & 2 places, 25. was accepted as 25.00. So long as she appends the period to the digits she enters, it would APPEAR that Excel treats the entry as integers, not as decimals. In other words, I'm skeptical about your client's claim "Carla" wrote: It was formatted as general. "Duke Carey" wrote: does she have the range formatted as Percent? "Carla" wrote: Maybe this is how it's supposed to work, but my client says it's not. She has fixed decimal set under tools, options with 2 decimal places. However she said in the past she could type 25. and it would show up as 25.00 and if she typed 25 it would show up as .25 but now either way she types it the result is .25 and she wants it to be the way it used to be. So my question is what is the best way to do this and how is it supposed to work? Thanks, Carla |
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It was formatted as general.
"Duke Carey" wrote: does she have the range formatted as Percent? "Carla" wrote: Maybe this is how it's supposed to work, but my client says it's not. She has fixed decimal set under tools, options with 2 decimal places. However she said in the past she could type 25. and it would show up as 25.00 and if she typed 25 it would show up as .25 but now either way she types it the result is .25 and she wants it to be the way it used to be. So my question is what is the best way to do this and how is it supposed to work? Thanks, Carla |
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Fixed Decimal Question
"Carla" wrote: Maybe this is how it's supposed to work, but my client says it's not. She has fixed decimal set under tools, options with 2 decimal places. However she said in the past she could type 25. and it would show up as 25.00 and if she typed 25 it would show up as .25 but now either way she types it the result is .25 and she wants it to be the way it used to be. So my question is what is the best way to do this and how is it supposed to work? Thanks, Carla |
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"Carla" wrote: Maybe this is how it's supposed to work, but my client says it's not. She has fixed decimal set under tools, options with 2 decimal places. However she said in the past she could type 25. and it would show up as 25.00 and if she typed 25 it would show up as .25 but now either way she types it the result is .25 and she wants it to be the way it used to be. So my question is what is the best way to do this and how is it supposed to work? Thanks, Carla |
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Fixed Decimal Question
If you click "Tools" options Edit. Check "Fixed Decimal" and set "Places"
to zero. This will allow you to get numbers as you typed them. Type "25," you get "25." Type "25.00," you get "25.00," etc. This applies to Excell 2003 but will undoubtedly work with earlier versions. "Papasan" wrote: "Carla" wrote: Maybe this is how it's supposed to work, but my client says it's not. She has fixed decimal set under tools, options with 2 decimal places. However she said in the past she could type 25. and it would show up as 25.00 and if she typed 25 it would show up as .25 but now either way she types it the result is .25 and she wants it to be the way it used to be. So my question is what is the best way to do this and how is it supposed to work? Thanks, Carla |
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Carla
Your client is correct if running 2003 version and I think 2002 also. With FD enabled and set to 2 DP you can override this by adding the DP to the number as your client states. 25. returns 25.00 if cell formatted as number or 25 if cell formatted as General 25 returns 0.25 with either formatting. Why not working............?? Maybe HelpDetect and Repair? Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Thu, 4 Jan 2007 19:22:01 -0800, Papasan wrote: "Carla" wrote: Maybe this is how it's supposed to work, but my client says it's not. She has fixed decimal set under tools, options with 2 decimal places. However she said in the past she could type 25. and it would show up as 25.00 and if she typed 25 it would show up as .25 but now either way she types it the result is .25 and she wants it to be the way it used to be. So my question is what is the best way to do this and how is it supposed to work? Thanks, Carla |
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