Comments on: Display decimals only when the number is less than 1 [Excel number formatting tip] http://chandoo.org/wp/2008/10/02/excel-number-formatting-tip-showing-decimals-conditionally/ Fresh Excel Tips, Tricks, Charts, Tutorials, Downloads, Dashboards and Visualization Showcase for your Inspiration and Productivity Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:51:28 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: 100 Excel Tips & Resources for Everyone | Pointy Haired Dilbert - Chandoo.org http://chandoo.org/wp/2008/10/02/excel-number-formatting-tip-showing-decimals-conditionally/#comment-36664 100 Excel Tips & Resources for Everyone | Pointy Haired Dilbert - Chandoo.org Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:45:40 +0000 http://chandoo.org/wp/?p=1405#comment-36664 [...] point only when number is less than one, use [<1]_($#,##0.00_);_($#,##0_) as formatting code… Get Full Tip 49. To remove grid lines from excel worksheet, go to menu > tools > options > and un-check [...] [...] point only when number is less than one, use [<1]_($#,##0.00_);_($#,##0_) as formatting code… Get Full Tip 49. To remove grid lines from excel worksheet, go to menu > tools > options > and un-check [...]

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]]> By: Jon Peltier http://chandoo.org/wp/2008/10/02/excel-number-formatting-tip-showing-decimals-conditionally/#comment-24024 Jon Peltier Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:53:35 +0000 http://chandoo.org/wp/?p=1405#comment-24024 I guess somebody upstream of you truncated them with a clever number format. I guess somebody upstream of you truncated them with a clever number format.

]]> By: Chandoo http://chandoo.org/wp/2008/10/02/excel-number-formatting-tip-showing-decimals-conditionally/#comment-24023 Chandoo Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:50:13 +0000 http://chandoo.org/wp/?p=1405#comment-24023 @Jon, thanks for that tip. It sure helps to have the numbers aligned properly despite showing no decimals. Agree that changing <10 might be appropriate. But in a rare case my data has elements below 1 with decimals and everything above is a whole number. (dont ask me why :D) @Jon, thanks for that tip. It sure helps to have the numbers aligned properly despite showing no decimals.

Agree that changing <10 might be appropriate. But in a rare case my data has elements below 1 with decimals and everything above is a whole number. (dont ask me why :D )

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://chandoo.org/wp/2008/10/02/excel-number-formatting-tip-showing-decimals-conditionally/#comment-24014 Jon Peltier Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:27:46 +0000 http://chandoo.org/wp/?p=1405#comment-24014 The problem with that format is that the numbers are poorly aligned. If you adjust the custom format to this:     [<1]_($#,##0.00_);_($#,##0_._0_0_)   and right align the cells (or choose the General alignment), the ones place will be lined up vertically, and the numbers will be easier to read.   Is there a problem with displayed precision mismatch with this format? A value of 0.99 shows two decimal places, while 1.01 shows none. Perhaps changing the beginning to [<10] would be more appropriate. The problem with that format is that the numbers are poorly aligned. If you adjust the custom format to this:
 
  [<1]_($#,##0.00_);_($#,##0_._0_0_)
 
and right align the cells (or choose the General alignment), the ones place will be lined up vertically, and the numbers will be easier to read.
 
Is there a problem with displayed precision mismatch with this format? A value of 0.99 shows two decimal places, while 1.01 shows none. Perhaps changing the beginning to [<10] would be more appropriate.

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