Contents of the Format Currency Dialog Box (Desktop)
Use these fields and options to select the preferred currency format. These settings apply to the check face and stub.
Field | Description |
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Type | From this drop-down list you can select one of the following options:
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Sample | This group box displays a sample of the positive number, negative number, and zero formats. The number 123,456,789.00 is used for the positive and negative numbers. The currency symbol displays, if applicable. However, if you select this dialog box from the Report Options Layout tab, then fields that are not a currency type do not have a currency symbol. |
Field | Description |
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Use symbol from regional settings | When you select this option, Vantagepoint uses the decimal symbol specified in your regional settings. If you clear this option, Vantagepoint uses the decimal symbol that you select in the Decimal symbol field. |
Decimal symbol | You can specify a period, a comma, or another character. For example, if you select a period, then one thousand displays as 1000.00. |
Use Default Number of Decimal Places | When you select this option,
Vantagepoint uses the number of decimal places for that field.
The currency’s default number of decimal places is determined in . For normal numbers, the default is the number of decimals that are displayed for that field by default on the report.This option enables you to make general changes to the number and currency fields on the Report Options Layout tab without needing to change the decimal places for all numbers. For example, you may want to change the decimal symbol used for all fields, but may want a different number of decimals displayed for an hours field versus a rate field. |
Decimal Places | Decimal place options are the numbers 0 through 9. The number selected controls how many decimal places are displayed for the number. For example, if you selected 2, then one thousand would be displayed as 1000.00.
Some fields do not use the decimal settings that you select because the number of decimal places is hard-coded into the report. Examples of these fields include:
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Field | Description |
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Use symbol from regional settings | When you select this option, Vantagepoint uses the digit grouping symbol from your regional settings. If you clear this option, Vantagepoint uses the digit grouping symbol that you select in the Digit grouping symbol field. |
Digit grouping symbol | The decimal symbol options are a period and a comma, but you can enter any character. This field controls the character used to separate groups. For example, if you select a comma, then one thousand displays as 1,000. |
Digit Grouping | From this drop-down list you can select how the numbers are grouped. The digit grouping options are:
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Field | Description |
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Negative Number | Negative number options in this drop-down list are:
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Zero Number | Zero number options in this drop-down list are:
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Display |
Use this option to specify whether the currency symbol or currency code displays. |
Location |
Use this option to specify where the currency symbol displays in relation to the number. |