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29<topic id="textscalcguiderounding_numbersxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
30<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Using Rounded Off Numbers</title>
31<filename>/text/scalc/guide/rounding_numbers.xhp</filename>
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33<history>
34<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
35<lastedited date="2007-02-19T13:14:19">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited>
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39<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3153361"><bookmark_value>numbers; rounded off</bookmark_value>
40<bookmark_value>rounded off numbers</bookmark_value>
41<bookmark_value>exact numbers in $[officename] Calc</bookmark_value>
42<bookmark_value>decimal places; showing</bookmark_value>
43<bookmark_value>changing;number of decimal places</bookmark_value>
44<bookmark_value>values;rounded in calculations</bookmark_value>
45<bookmark_value>calculating;rounded off values</bookmark_value>
46<bookmark_value>numbers; decimal places</bookmark_value>
47<bookmark_value>precision as shown</bookmark_value>
48<bookmark_value>rounding precision</bookmark_value>
49<bookmark_value>spreadsheets; values as shown</bookmark_value>
50</bookmark><comment>mw reduced "tables in spreadsheets;" to "tables;"</comment>
51<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153361" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="E" oldref="1" localize="false"/>
52<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>
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54<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>
55<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3152596" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="4">To change this for selected cells</paragraph>
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58<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154321" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="5">Mark all the cells you want to modify.</paragraph>
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61<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>
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64<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>
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67<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155415" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="8">To change this everywhere</paragraph>
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70<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150715" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="9">Choose <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - %PRODUCTNAME Calc</emph>.</paragraph>
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73<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>
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75</list>
76<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>
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79<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150045" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="12">Choose <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - %PRODUCTNAME Calc</emph>.</paragraph>
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82<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>
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85<section id="relatedtopics">
86<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>
87<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>
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