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  38 <topic id="textscalcguiderounding_numbersxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
  39 <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Using Rounded Off Numbers</title>
  40 <filename>/text/scalc/guide/rounding_numbers.xhp</filename>
  41 </topic>
  42 <history>
  43 <created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
  44 <lastedited date="2007-02-19T13:14:19">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited>
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  48 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3153361"><bookmark_value>numbers; rounded off</bookmark_value>
  49 <bookmark_value>rounded off numbers</bookmark_value>
  50 <bookmark_value>exact numbers in $[officename] Calc</bookmark_value>
  51 <bookmark_value>decimal places; showing</bookmark_value>
  52 <bookmark_value>changing;number of decimal places</bookmark_value>
  53 <bookmark_value>values;rounded in calculations</bookmark_value>
  54 <bookmark_value>calculating;rounded off values</bookmark_value>
  55 <bookmark_value>numbers; decimal places</bookmark_value>
  56 <bookmark_value>precision as shown</bookmark_value>
  57 <bookmark_value>rounding precision</bookmark_value>
  58 <bookmark_value>spreadsheets; values as shown</bookmark_value>
  59 </bookmark><comment>mw reduced "tables in spreadsheets;" to "tables;"</comment>
  60 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153361" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="E" oldref="1" localize="false"/>
  61 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156422" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="2"><variable id="rounding_numbers"><link href="text/scalc/guide/rounding_numbers.xhp" name="Using Rounded Off Numbers">Using Rounded Off Numbers</link>
  62 </variable></paragraph>
  63 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153726" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="3">In $[officename] Calc, all decimal numbers are displayed rounded off to two decimal places.</paragraph>
  64 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3152596" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="4">To change this for selected cells</paragraph>
  65 <list type="ordered">
  66 <listitem>
  67 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154321" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="5">Mark all the cells you want to modify.</paragraph>
  68 </listitem>
  69 <listitem>
  70 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147428" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6">Choose <emph>Format - Cells</emph> and go to the <emph>Numbers</emph> tab page.</paragraph>
  71 </listitem>
  72 <listitem>
  73 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153876" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="7">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>
  74 </listitem>
  75 </list>
  76 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155415" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="8">To permanently change this everywhere</paragraph>
  77 <list type="ordered">
  78 <listitem>
  79 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150715" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="9">Choose <emph>Tools - Options - %PRODUCTNAME Calc</emph>.</paragraph>
  80 </listitem>
  81 <listitem>
  82 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153707" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10">Go to the <emph>Calculate</emph> page. Modify the number of <emph>Decimal places</emph> and exit the dialog with OK.</paragraph>
  83 </listitem>
  84 </list>
  85 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154755" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="11">To calculate with the rounded off numbers instead of the internal exact values</paragraph>
  86 <list type="ordered">
  87 <listitem>
  88 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150045" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="12">Choose <emph>Tools - Options - %PRODUCTNAME Calc</emph> .</paragraph>
  89 </listitem>
  90 <listitem>
  91 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3146920" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="13">Go to the <emph>Calculate</emph> page. Mark the<emph> Precision as shown</emph> field and exit the dialog with OK.</paragraph>
  92 </listitem>
  93 </list>
  94 <section id="relatedtopics">
  95 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145790" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14"><link href="text/shared/01/05020300.xhp" name="Numbers">Numbers</link></paragraph>
  96 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147005" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="15"><link href="text/shared/optionen/01060500.xhp" name="Calculate">Calculate</link></paragraph>
  97 </section>
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