Stop rounding values
I have several values that have been set to show only 2 decimal places,
but the actual value has more. When I sum the two cells I get the wrong result. For example A1 = 23.34656 displayed as 23.35 A2 = 1.1072 displayed as 1.11 When the two displayed values are added the answer is 24.46 but if you enter the formula A1+A2 the result is 24.45 How do I stop Excel doing this? |
Hi Keith
maybe =ROUND(A1,2)+ROUND(A2,2) or you could tick tools / options / calculations tab - precision as displayed from help: "Precision as displayed Permanently changes stored values in cells from full precision (15 digits) to whatever format, including decimal places, is displayed." Cheers JulieD "Keith" wrote in message ... I have several values that have been set to show only 2 decimal places, but the actual value has more. When I sum the two cells I get the wrong result. For example A1 = 23.34656 displayed as 23.35 A2 = 1.1072 displayed as 1.11 When the two displayed values are added the answer is 24.46 but if you enter the formula A1+A2 the result is 24.45 How do I stop Excel doing this? |
Hi
use ROUND at your intermediate results. e.g. =ROUND(A1,2) -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany "Keith" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... I have several values that have been set to show only 2 decimal places, but the actual value has more. When I sum the two cells I get the wrong result. For example A1 = 23.34656 displayed as 23.35 A2 = 1.1072 displayed as 1.11 When the two displayed values are added the answer is 24.46 but if you enter the formula A1+A2 the result is 24.45 How do I stop Excel doing this? |
Keith
You either 1) Need to change the setting in ToolsOptionsCalculationPrecision as displayed (May not be desirable) 2) Wrap your formulae in the ROUND function =ROUND(A1,2)+ROUND(A2,2) -- HTH Nick Hodge Microsoft MVP - Excel Southampton, England HIS "Keith" wrote in message ... I have several values that have been set to show only 2 decimal places, but the actual value has more. When I sum the two cells I get the wrong result. For example A1 = 23.34656 displayed as 23.35 A2 = 1.1072 displayed as 1.11 When the two displayed values are added the answer is 24.46 but if you enter the formula A1+A2 the result is 24.45 How do I stop Excel doing this? |
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