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1.
Select the cell or range you want to format.
(To change the default setting of worksheet,
select All instead.)
2.
Touch FORMAT, then select “Format....”
3.
Choose a cell type, then touch OK.
If you select the Number or Date/Time cell
type, you also need to choose a format
option from the pop-up menu.
The following table describes the available cell types.
Cell Type Description
Number If the cell contains a value, it is displayed in
one of the following formats:
Format Name Example
nnnn.nn general (default) 1976.10
nnnEnn scientific notation 1.98e3
$n,nnn.nn Currency (U.S.) $1,976.10
nn.nn% percentage 197610.00%
n,nnn.nn punctuated 1,976.10
The number of displayed decimal points is
controlled by entering a value in the Decimals
box in the Format Cells dialog.
If the numeric value is too large to fit in the
cell, asterisks (*) appear across the entire
cell. To see the value, either select the cell
and view the value in the edit bar, or adjust
the column width.