number format

[gviola]

Hallo,

Excel on my machine changes automatically numbers and divides them by
100 by dafault. When I type in a 3 digit number, take for example 178,
after I press enter, the cell will display the number 1,78. 15000 will
become 1500 but 0,15 will remain such.
Moreover, the column will be read as a text column and this leads to
serious problems when saving the file in dbf format.

I tried all possibilities to change the format of numbers that I could
find, but nothing seems to help.

Anyone can help me, please?

Thank you

Giulio

 

[Niek Otten]

Hi Giulio,

Tools>Options, Edit tab, uncheck Fixed decimal

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten
Microsoft MVP - Excel

|
| Hallo,
|
| Excel on my machine changes automatically numbers and divides them by
| 100 by dafault. When I type in a 3 digit number, take for example 178,
| after I press enter, the cell will display the number 1,78. 15000 will
| become 1500 but 0,15 will remain such.
| Moreover, the column will be read as a text column and this leads to
| serious problems when saving the file in dbf format.
|
| I tried all possibilities to change the format of numbers that I could
| find, but nothing seems to help.
|
| Anyone can help me, please?
|
| Thank you
|
| Giulio
|
|
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| gviola
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