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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Using Rounded Off Numbers</title>
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<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" l10n="U">In $[officename] Calc, all decimal numbers are displayed rounded off to two decimal places.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3152596" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U">To change this for selected cells</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147428" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">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" l10n="U">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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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155415" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U">To change this everywhere</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150715" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">Choose <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - %PRODUCTNAME Calc</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153707" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">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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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154755" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U">To calculate with the rounded off numbers instead of the internal exact values</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150045" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">Choose <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - %PRODUCTNAME Calc</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3146920" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">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" l10n="U"><link href="text/shared/01/05020300.xhp" name="Numbers">Numbers</link></paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147005" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><link href="text/shared/optionen/01060500.xhp" name="Calculate">Calculate</link></paragraph>
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