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Accounting Category Display does not show the correct format/outpu
My apologies if this is a known bug or I am missing something...
On a worksheet in a spreadsheet, I have some cells already having numeric values in. When I try and format to Accounting Category, they remain as eg 4.4, 0.9 left justified, rather than 4.40 and 0.90 right justified. I have inserted another column to no avail. Is there some global action on the active worksheet that is stopping me changing the format? When I look at the format cells, it does say that the cells are Accounting and 2 decimal places In fact whatever I change it to, the cells remain the same value/output display. -- Thank you in advance. |
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Accounting Category Display does not show the correct format/outpu
Your "numbers" are actually text.
Copy an empty cell. Select your "numbers". EditPaste special, check Add. -- Kind regards, Niek Otten "per-ardua-ad-astra" wrote in message ... My apologies if this is a known bug or I am missing something... On a worksheet in a spreadsheet, I have some cells already having numeric values in. When I try and format to Accounting Category, they remain as eg 4.4, 0.9 left justified, rather than 4.40 and 0.90 right justified. I have inserted another column to no avail. Is there some global action on the active worksheet that is stopping me changing the format? When I look at the format cells, it does say that the cells are Accounting and 2 decimal places In fact whatever I change it to, the cells remain the same value/output display. -- Thank you in advance. |
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Niek
Thanks for the rapid response. I initially thought that this was a possibility but I am convinced that the number is a number and not text. I did as you said but the value remained the same. I also copied and special pasted (add) another number from another part of the spreadsheet and it added it to the field value, but leaving the format left justified. My apologies if I am missing something glaring in my face. -- Thank you in advance. "Niek Otten" wrote: Your "numbers" are actually text. Copy an empty cell. Select your "numbers". EditPaste special, check Add. -- Kind regards, Niek Otten "per-ardua-ad-astra" wrote in message ... My apologies if this is a known bug or I am missing something... On a worksheet in a spreadsheet, I have some cells already having numeric values in. When I try and format to Accounting Category, they remain as eg 4.4, 0.9 left justified, rather than 4.40 and 0.90 right justified. I have inserted another column to no avail. Is there some global action on the active worksheet that is stopping me changing the format? When I look at the format cells, it does say that the cells are Accounting and 2 decimal places In fact whatever I change it to, the cells remain the same value/output display. -- Thank you in advance. |
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What happens if you do a test with ISNUMBER()?
-- Kind regards, Niek Otten "per-ardua-ad-astra" wrote in message ... Niek Thanks for the rapid response. I initially thought that this was a possibility but I am convinced that the number is a number and not text. I did as you said but the value remained the same. I also copied and special pasted (add) another number from another part of the spreadsheet and it added it to the field value, but leaving the format left justified. My apologies if I am missing something glaring in my face. -- Thank you in advance. "Niek Otten" wrote: Your "numbers" are actually text. Copy an empty cell. Select your "numbers". EditPaste special, check Add. -- Kind regards, Niek Otten "per-ardua-ad-astra" wrote in message ... My apologies if this is a known bug or I am missing something... On a worksheet in a spreadsheet, I have some cells already having numeric values in. When I try and format to Accounting Category, they remain as eg 4.4, 0.9 left justified, rather than 4.40 and 0.90 right justified. I have inserted another column to no avail. Is there some global action on the active worksheet that is stopping me changing the format? When I look at the format cells, it does say that the cells are Accounting and 2 decimal places In fact whatever I change it to, the cells remain the same value/output display. -- Thank you in advance. |
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BTW, slight modification of my procedure should help:
Format an empty cell as Number. Enter zero. Copy. Select your "numbers". EditPaste Special, check "Add" This *should* work! -- Kind regards, Niek Otten "Niek Otten" wrote in message ... What happens if you do a test with ISNUMBER()? -- Kind regards, Niek Otten "per-ardua-ad-astra" wrote in message ... Niek Thanks for the rapid response. I initially thought that this was a possibility but I am convinced that the number is a number and not text. I did as you said but the value remained the same. I also copied and special pasted (add) another number from another part of the spreadsheet and it added it to the field value, but leaving the format left justified. My apologies if I am missing something glaring in my face. -- Thank you in advance. "Niek Otten" wrote: Your "numbers" are actually text. Copy an empty cell. Select your "numbers". EditPaste special, check Add. -- Kind regards, Niek Otten "per-ardua-ad-astra" wrote in message ... My apologies if this is a known bug or I am missing something... On a worksheet in a spreadsheet, I have some cells already having numeric values in. When I try and format to Accounting Category, they remain as eg 4.4, 0.9 left justified, rather than 4.40 and 0.90 right justified. I have inserted another column to no avail. Is there some global action on the active worksheet that is stopping me changing the format? When I look at the format cells, it does say that the cells are Accounting and 2 decimal places In fact whatever I change it to, the cells remain the same value/output display. -- Thank you in advance. |
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Niek,
Just tried your advice. The solution in the end was....Formula View ! I showed that the number was true using your suggestion with ISNUMBER() and this of course showed as a formula initially. On changinging from Formula View, the numbers displayed as correct format. A simple problem staring me in the face and I thank you again for your input. -- Thank you "Niek Otten" wrote: BTW, slight modification of my procedure should help: Format an empty cell as Number. Enter zero. Copy. Select your "numbers". EditPaste Special, check "Add" This *should* work! -- Kind regards, Niek Otten "Niek Otten" wrote in message ... What happens if you do a test with ISNUMBER()? -- Kind regards, Niek Otten "per-ardua-ad-astra" wrote in message ... Niek Thanks for the rapid response. I initially thought that this was a possibility but I am convinced that the number is a number and not text. I did as you said but the value remained the same. I also copied and special pasted (add) another number from another part of the spreadsheet and it added it to the field value, but leaving the format left justified. My apologies if I am missing something glaring in my face. -- Thank you in advance. "Niek Otten" wrote: Your "numbers" are actually text. Copy an empty cell. Select your "numbers". EditPaste special, check Add. -- Kind regards, Niek Otten "per-ardua-ad-astra" wrote in message ... My apologies if this is a known bug or I am missing something... On a worksheet in a spreadsheet, I have some cells already having numeric values in. When I try and format to Accounting Category, they remain as eg 4.4, 0.9 left justified, rather than 4.40 and 0.90 right justified. I have inserted another column to no avail. Is there some global action on the active worksheet that is stopping me changing the format? When I look at the format cells, it does say that the cells are Accounting and 2 decimal places In fact whatever I change it to, the cells remain the same value/output display. -- Thank you in advance. |
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