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how to enter multipliers in excel
Instead of tying in 3*10^3 for 3000. whats the shortcut to do this with
regards to the scientific calculator where you have the 'E' button right beside the Ans button. That 'E' button represents x10^*, where * is any integer. For an example. How do you type 3.35Km? do you have to do it like (3.35*10^3)m? |
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"Calador" wrote in message
... Instead of tying in 3*10^3 for 3000. whats the shortcut to do this with regards to the scientific calculator where you have the 'E' button right beside the Ans button. That 'E' button represents x10^*, where * is any integer. For an example. How do you type 3.35Km? do you have to do it like (3.35*10^3)m? You can format the cell to "scientific" - then when you type in "3000" the cell shows "3.00E+03" |
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Hmm that is interesting... so if i change that cell to scientific then i can
type 3000 as 3E+3 and do maths that way without having to put brackets? ill give it a go though. "Gordon" wrote: "Calador" wrote in message ... Instead of tying in 3*10^3 for 3000. whats the shortcut to do this with regards to the scientific calculator where you have the 'E' button right beside the Ans button. That 'E' button represents x10^*, where * is any integer. For an example. How do you type 3.35Km? do you have to do it like (3.35*10^3)m? You can format the cell to "scientific" - then when you type in "3000" the cell shows "3.00E+03" |
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Or you can just type in 3E3, which is what I think the OP was asking.
3.35E3 is of course longer to type than 3350. -- David Biddulph "Gordon" wrote in message ... "Calador" wrote in message ... Instead of tying in 3*10^3 for 3000. whats the shortcut to do this with regards to the scientific calculator where you have the 'E' button right beside the Ans button. That 'E' button represents x10^*, where * is any integer. For an example. How do you type 3.35Km? do you have to do it like (3.35*10^3)m? You can format the cell to "scientific" - then when you type in "3000" the cell shows "3.00E+03" |
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You do not need to format the cell. You can type 3E3 and Excel will display
3.00E+03 best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme remove caps from email "Calador" wrote in message ... Hmm that is interesting... so if i change that cell to scientific then i can type 3000 as 3E+3 and do maths that way without having to put brackets? ill give it a go though. "Gordon" wrote: "Calador" wrote in message ... Instead of tying in 3*10^3 for 3000. whats the shortcut to do this with regards to the scientific calculator where you have the 'E' button right beside the Ans button. That 'E' button represents x10^*, where * is any integer. For an example. How do you type 3.35Km? do you have to do it like (3.35*10^3)m? You can format the cell to "scientific" - then when you type in "3000" the cell shows "3.00E+03" |
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hmm my point is not to type 3E3 and show it as that. i would like to type out
3E3 and for it to show 3000. How do i go by that? instead of formatiing cell to show it as general or numerical and not scientific |
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Calador --
Just do the reverse of what's been described. Format the cells to number (perhaps 0 decimals with a comma separator). Then, when you type in 3E3, it shows up as 3,000. HTH "Calador" wrote: hmm my point is not to type 3E3 and show it as that. i would like to type out 3E3 and for it to show 3000. How do i go by that? instead of formatiing cell to show it as general or numerical and not scientific |
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Pre-format the cells to Number with no DP
Enter 3e3 and see what comes up. Excel 2003 returns 3000 Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:14:01 -0800, Calador wrote: hmm my point is not to type 3E3 and show it as that. i would like to type out 3E3 and for it to show 3000. How do i go by that? instead of formatiing cell to show it as general or numerical and not scientific |
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