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27<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Using Rounded Off Numbers</title>
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32<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3153361"><bookmark_value>numbers; rounded off</bookmark_value>
33<bookmark_value>rounded off numbers</bookmark_value>
34<bookmark_value>exact numbers in $[officename] Calc</bookmark_value>
35<bookmark_value>decimal places; showing</bookmark_value>
36<bookmark_value>changing;number of decimal places</bookmark_value>
37<bookmark_value>values;rounded in calculations</bookmark_value>
38<bookmark_value>calculating;rounded off values</bookmark_value>
39<bookmark_value>numbers; decimal places</bookmark_value>
40<bookmark_value>precision as shown</bookmark_value>
41<bookmark_value>rounding precision</bookmark_value>
42<bookmark_value>spreadsheets; values as shown</bookmark_value>
43</bookmark><comment>mw reduced "tables in spreadsheets;" to "tables;"</comment>
44<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153361" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="E" oldref="1" localize="false"/>
45<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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47<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>
48<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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51<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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54<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>
55</listitem>
56<listitem>
57<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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59</list>
60<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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63<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>
64</listitem>
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66<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>
67</listitem>
68</list>
69<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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72<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>
73</listitem>
74<listitem>
75<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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77</list>
78<section id="relatedtopics">
79<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>
80<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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