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Fixed Decimal QHelp
I am using and learning Excel 2003. I checked fixed decimals and checked two
decimals in the options box of the tools menu. The fix word then appears in the lower right hand corner of the screen. The following is my problem: I was taught that by putting a period after a whole number and hitting enter the number will be added to the cell as a whole number and not with a two decimal entry. Example being...input 1009. into a cell and then press enter. The result in the cell should be 1009 but I keep getting 10.09 . I thought that by putting the period after the whole number indicates that the entry will be the whole number and not a decimal entry. I haven't changed anything else on my computer or the Excel program. It seems that the fixed decimal function is not recognizing the period that I place after the whole number. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Steve |
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Hi,
With Fixed and 2 stet, I can't duplicate your problem, if I type 12 I get 0.12. If I type 12. I get 12. Check your regional settings, is your decimal separator . or ,? Look under Tools, Options, International and check Use system separators. Then check windows defaults and see what Windows is using. If this helps, please click the Yes button. Cheers, Shane Devenshire "Steve" wrote: I am using and learning Excel 2003. I checked fixed decimals and checked two decimals in the options box of the tools menu. The fix word then appears in the lower right hand corner of the screen. The following is my problem: I was taught that by putting a period after a whole number and hitting enter the number will be added to the cell as a whole number and not with a two decimal entry. Example being...input 1009. into a cell and then press enter. The result in the cell should be 1009 but I keep getting 10.09 . I thought that by putting the period after the whole number indicates that the entry will be the whole number and not a decimal entry. I haven't changed anything else on my computer or the Excel program. It seems that the fixed decimal function is not recognizing the period that I place after the whole number. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Steve |
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Steve are you sure you are entering ' 1009. ' I know that if you omit the
period the number will be ' 10.09 ' in the cell. -- Carrie "Steve" wrote: I am using and learning Excel 2003. I checked fixed decimals and checked two decimals in the options box of the tools menu. The fix word then appears in the lower right hand corner of the screen. The following is my problem: I was taught that by putting a period after a whole number and hitting enter the number will be added to the cell as a whole number and not with a two decimal entry. Example being...input 1009. into a cell and then press enter. The result in the cell should be 1009 but I keep getting 10.09 . I thought that by putting the period after the whole number indicates that the entry will be the whole number and not a decimal entry. I haven't changed anything else on my computer or the Excel program. It seems that the fixed decimal function is not recognizing the period that I place after the whole number. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Steve |
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