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When you type this number into a cell with the
above format
The number is displayed like this
10000000 Balance: $ 10,000.000
0.95 Balance: $ 0.95
.666 Balance: $ 0.67
Dening the Integers Element of a Custom Number Format
The Integers element lets you customize the appearance of integers in a table cell.
After adding an Integers element to a custom number format, you can select it, click its
disclosure triangle, and use the options in its pop-up menu to customize the element’s
display attributes.
See “Creating a Custom Number Format on page 102 to learn how to add an
Integers element.
Here are ways to use the Integer elements pop-up menu:
To show or hide the thousands separator, choose Show Separator or Hide Separator. m
To display zeros or spaces in front of the integer when it has fewer than a particular m
number of digits, choose “Show Zeros for Unused Digits or “Use Spaces for Unused
Digits.” Then increase or decrease the number of zeros or hyphens displayed in the
format eld; choose Add Digit, Remove Digit, or “Number of Digits” in the pop-up
menu, or use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow key to set the number of digits.
When you choose This number Is displayed like this
Show Separator 10000000 10,000,000
Hide Separator 10000000 10000000
“Show Zeros for Unused Digits”
and set “Number of Digits” to 6
100 000100
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