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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Using Rounded Off Numbers</title>
<filename>/text/scalc/guide/rounding_numbers.xhp</filename>
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<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3153361"><bookmark_value>numbers; rounded off</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>rounded off numbers</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>exact numbers in $[officename] Calc</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>decimal places; showing</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>changing;number of decimal places</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>values;rounded in calculations</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>calculating;rounded off values</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>numbers; decimal places</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>precision as shown</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>rounding precision</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>spreadsheets; values as shown</bookmark_value>
</bookmark><comment>mw reduced "tables in spreadsheets;" to "tables;"</comment>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153726" xml-lang="en-US">In $[officename] Calc, all decimal numbers are displayed rounded off to two decimal places.</paragraph>
<h3 id="hd_id3152596">To change this for selected cells</h3>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154321" xml-lang="en-US">Mark all the cells you want to modify.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147428" xml-lang="en-US">Choose <emph>Format - Cells</emph> and go to the <emph>Numbers</emph> tab page.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153876" xml-lang="en-US">In the <emph>Category</emph> field, select <emph>Number</emph>. Under <emph>Options</emph>, change the number of <emph>Decimal places</emph> and exit the dialog with OK.</paragraph>
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<h3 id="hd_id3155415">To change this everywhere</h3>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150715" xml-lang="en-US">Choose <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC"><emph>%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</emph></caseinline><defaultinline><emph>Tools - Options</emph></defaultinline></switchinline><emph> - %PRODUCTNAME Calc</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153707" xml-lang="en-US">Go to the <emph>Calculate</emph> page. Modify the number of <emph>Decimal places</emph> and exit the dialog with OK.</paragraph>
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<h3 id="hd_id3154755">To calculate with the rounded off numbers instead of the internal exact values</h3>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150045" xml-lang="en-US">Choose <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC"><emph>%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</emph></caseinline><defaultinline><emph>Tools - Options</emph></defaultinline></switchinline><emph> - %PRODUCTNAME Calc</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3146920" xml-lang="en-US">Go to the <emph>Calculate</emph> page. Mark the <emph>Precision as shown</emph> field and exit the dialog with OK.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145790" xml-lang="en-US"><link href="text/shared/01/05020300.xhp">Numbers</link></paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147005" xml-lang="en-US"><link href="text/shared/optionen/01060500.xhp">Calculate</link></paragraph>
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