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<p class="Head2">In <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc, all decimal numbers are displayed rounded off to two decimal places.</p>
<p class="Head3">To change this for selected cells</p>
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<p class="P2">Mark all the cells you want to modify.</p>
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<p class="P2">Choose <span class="T1">Format - Cell</span> and go to the <span class="T1">Numbers</span> tab page.</p>
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<p class="P2">In the <span class="T1">Category</span> field, select <span class="T1">Number</span>. Under <span class="T1">Options</span>, change the number of <span class="T1">Decimal places</span> and exit the dialog with OK.</p>
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<p class="Head3">To permanently change this everywhere</p>
<p class="P3">Go to the <span class="T1">Calculate</span> page. Modify the number of <span class="T1">Decimal places</span> and exit the dialog with OK.</p>
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<p class="Head2">To calculate with the rounded off numbers instead of the internal exact values</p>
<p class="P4">Go to the <span class="T1">Calculate</span> page. Mark the <span class="T1">Accuracy as shown</span> field and exit the dialog with OK.</p>