Display Format

Modified on Thu, Dec 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM

You can display numbers and formulas in various formats. You can display data in a specific format such as number, time, currency, date, or phone number.

Change Format

Perform the following to change the cell format.

  1. Select a range of cells whose data you want to display using a percent sign.
  2. Click Format-Number Format-Percentage.
    Or click the Percentage cell_format_percentage.png icon on the toolbar to change data format quickly.

Change Decimal Display

Perform the following to change the decimals.

  1. Select a range of cells whose data you want to change the decimals.
  2. Click Format-Number Format-Accounting.
  3. Click the Increase Decimal cell_format_increase.png icon an many as you want to display decimals on the toolbar.You can also reduce the decimal place by clicking the Decrease Decimal cell_format_decrease.png icon on the toolbar.

More Information

Submenu of Number Format

MenuDescription
GeneralGeneral format cells have no specific format.
NumberDispaly decimal places, 1000 separator, and negative number.
CurrencyDisplay numeric values as currency.
AccountingDisplay numbers and currency symbols in the same place regardless of the number of digits in the number.
Short DateDisplay numeric values as short dates.
Long DateDisplay numeric values as long dates.
TimeDisplay numeric values as time.
PercentageDisplay numeric values as a percentage (%). With percentage formatting, the cell value multiplied by 100 appears with a percentage symbol.
FractionDisplay numeric values as a fraction.
ScientificDisplay numeric values as a scientific.
TextDisplay numeric values as an entered text. If you use a cell value reformatted to text in a calculation, it won't be included in the calculation.
More Number FormatSelect a display formatting in the Custom dialogue box.

Was this article helpful?

That’s Great!

Thank you for your feedback

Sorry! We couldn't be helpful

Thank you for your feedback

Let us know how can we improve this article!

Select at least one of the reasons
CAPTCHA verification is required.

Feedback sent

We appreciate your effort and will try to fix the article