IBM Lotus Symphony


Specifying the formatting of numbers in cells

You can specify the formatting options for one or more selected cells.

Click Layout > Properties > Text and Cell Properties.
Category
Select a number category from the list, and then select a formatting style in the Format field.
Format
Select how you want the contents of the one or more selected cells to be displayed. The code for the selected option is displayed in the Format Code field.
Currency categories
Click the arrow to select a currency, and then scroll to the top of the Format field to view the formatting options for the currency.
Note: The format code for currencies uses the form [xxx-nnn], where xxx is the currency symbol, and nnn the country code. Special banking symbols, such as EUR (for Euro), do not require the country code. The currency format is not dependent on the language that you select in the Language field.
Language
Specifies the language setting for the selected fields. With the language set to Default, IBM® Lotus® Symphony™ automatically applies the number formats associated with the system default language. Select any language to fix the settings for the selected cells.
The language setting ensures that the date and currency formats are preserved even when the document is opened in an operating system that uses a different default language setting.
Decimal places
Enter the number of zeroes that you want to display after the decimal point.
Leading zeroes
Enter the number of zeroes that you want to display in front of the decimal point.
Negative numbers red
Changes the font color of negative numbers to red.
Thousands separator
Inserts a separator between thousands. The type of separator that is used depends on your language settings.
Format code
Displays the number format code for the selected format. You can also enter a custom format. The following options are only available for user-defined number formats.
Add
add
Adds the number format code that you entered to the user-defined category.
Remove
remove
Deletes the selected number format. The changes are effective after you restart Lotus Symphony.
Edit Comment
edit comment
Adds a comment to the selected number format.

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