Default new open files to 2 decimal places

[Guest]

How can I set the default newly opened spreadsheet to be
globally set to say 2 decimal places please ? The Tools
option allows you to set decimal places to 2 but simply
takes any number you enter and multiplies by 100. ie
entering 1234 displays as 12.34. I want the default to be
the same as globally selecting the whole sheet and then
setting the number format to 2 decimal places.
Thanks.

 

[David McRitchie]

Huh? I think you need to rephrase your question it appears to me
to be self-contradictory.

The default is to not check the first item then it ignores the number

What the option does with 2 decimal places is to *divide* what
you enter by 100 if you do not include a decimal point. If you
include a decimal point the option is ignored.

You can multiply by 100 by using -2 but that isn't likely of much
use to you. Again only applies when you do not include a decimal
point in your entry.

Including a decimal can be at the end of the number:
123.95
123.
123 will produce 1.23 if you have set for 2 decimal places.

I think that option applies to all of your use of Excel, it's hard to
tell the actual scope of some of the options.

 

[L Schmandt]

Here's a similar question I posted yesterday, and the
answer. Do the same thing, but instead of setting all
cells to wrap text set them to number format with 2
decimal places.

Linda
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Hit CRTL + A to select all cells.

Format>Alignment>Wrap Text.

To make this the default for all new workbooks and
sheets....

Open a new workbook. Customize as you wish. File>Save As
Type: scroll down
to Excel Template(*.XLT) and select. Name your
workbook "BOOK"(no quotes).
Excel will add the .XLT to save as BOOK.XLT.

Store this workbook in the XLSTART folder usually located
at........

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application
Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART

This will be the default workbook for File>New>Workbook.

You can also open a new workbook and delete all but one
sheet. Customize as
you wish then save this as SHEET.XLT in XLSTART folder
also. It now becomes
the default Insert>Sheet.

More can be found on this in Help under "templates"(no
quotes).

Gord Dibben Excel MVP

 

[Gord Dibben]

Have a look at Tools>Options>Edit and "Fixed Decimal Places"

Checkmark it and set it to "2"

Enter 1234 and it will change to 12.34

Perhaps this setting is confusing the issue.

Gord Dibben Excel MVP

 

[Reg]

Thankyou Linda !!
You're a life saver. Much appreciated.

 

[Reg]

Thanks all. Appreciated.
Linda in the first response above has hit on the answer.
Ta.