
When I select (click into) the search field, or select (double-click) the current search string (so that the current search string is highlighted in blue), I would expect that then a "paste" would insert text into search field.
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See Create a custom cell format in Numbers on Mac.I was wondering how I can (copy and) paste text into the search field of Excel for Mac 2011? You can also create custom cell formats to display other data, such as phone numbers. If you change the duration format after you enter data in the cells, the data automatically adjusts to the new duration format you set. Show or hide time unit labels: Click Automatic Units, then click the Style pop-up menu and choose an option:Ġw: Displays time unit labels as abbreviations-for example, “m” for minutes.Ġ weeks: Displays time unit labels fully spelled out.ĭisplay the same units in all duration cells: Click Custom Units, then click units on the right or left end of the range selector to encompass the time duration you want to use, from weeks (wk) to milliseconds (ms). The more precise values are still used in formulas that make calculations based on units of time.Ĭlick the Data Format pop-up menu, then choose Duration. You can change this setting so duration cells display only certain units of time (for example, only hours, not minutes, seconds, or milliseconds), even if more precise duration values have been entered in the cell. For example, a value that displays as 3% is used as 0.03 in a formula.īy default, cells containing duration data are automatically formatted to display all the time units you enter. If a percentage value is used in a formula, its decimal number version is used. If you format a cell that already contains a value, the value is assumed to be a decimal, and it’s converted into a percentage. For example, if you change the format of a cell from a percentage to a decimal, the number of decimal places displayed doesn’t change.Ĭlick the Data Format pop-up menu, then choose Percentage. You can change this setting so all cells display the same number of decimal places.Ĭhanges to decimal settings apply to both percentages and numbers in a selected range of cells. Use accounting-style negative numbers: Select the Accounting Style checkbox to display negative values within parentheses.Ĭlick the Currency pop-up menu, then choose a currency symbol, such as US Dollar ($).īy default, cells formatted as a percentage display as many decimal places as you type in them. Specify how negative values appear: Click the pop-up menu to the right of the Decimals field and choose an option. In the Format sidebar, click the Cell tab, then click the Data Format pop-up menu and choose Currency. You can change this setting so cells display as many decimal places as you type in them, or so all cells display the same number of decimal places. In the Decimals field, type the number of decimal places you want displayed, or choose Auto to display as many decimal places as you type.īy default, cells formatted as currency display two decimal places. Scientific: Displays numbers in scientific notation. Choose an option from the Accuracy pop-up menu to specify the maximum number of digits you want displayed, or to round the value to the nearest half, quarter, and so on. Show the thousands separator: Select the Thousands Separator checkbox.įraction: Displays numbers with a numerator and a denominator.


Specify how negative values appear: Choose an option from the pop-up menu to the right of the Decimals field. For example, if the value in the cell is “5.75” and you set the number of decimal places for the cell to 0 (zero), Numbers displays “6.”ĭisplay as many decimal places as you type in each cell: Delete the number in the Decimals field, or click the Decimals down arrow until you reach the Auto setting. Numbers rounds the display value instead of truncating the display value. Set the number of decimal places: In the Decimals field, type the number of decimal places you want to display. Number: Displays standard number formatting. In the Format sidebar, click the Cell tab.Ĭlick the Data Format pop-up menu and choose an option: Select the cells or table you want to format. For example, if you change a cell with a number into a percentage, the number of decimal places displayed doesn’t change. You can change this setting so cells formatted as numbers display the same number of decimal places.Ĭhanges to decimal settings apply to both numbers and percentages. By default, cells formatted as numbers display as many decimal places as you type in them.
