Contents of the Format Number Dialog Box (Desktop)
Use the Format Number dialog box to select and set options for modifying default non-currency number formats for reports and other Deltek Vantagepoint output.
Field | Description |
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Type | Indicate if you want the format to be a number or a percentage. If you select Percent, Vantagepoint adds a percent sign (%) to each number. |
Sample | This field displays the formats for positive numbers, negative numbers, and zero. As you select formatting options, Vantagepoint updates these samples based on your selections. |
Use default number of decimal places | Select this option to use the default number of decimal places. To use a different number of decimal places, clear that check box and specify the number of decimal places in Decimal places. (Note that in some cases, Vantagepoint uses a fixed number of decimal places for a report column. If you specify a different number, it has no effect on those columns.) |
Decimal places | If you do not select Use default number of decimal places, select or enter the number of decimal places in Decimal places. (Note that in some cases, Vantagepoint uses a fixed number of decimal places for a report column. If you specify a different number, it has no effect on those columns.) |
Digit grouping | Select from the following digital grouping options:
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Negative number | Specify how you want to indicate negative numbers:
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Zero number | Specify how you want to indicate zero values: display 0, display a short dash (-), or leave the space blank. |
OK | Click this button to apply the formatting options and close the dialog box. |
Cancel | Click this button to close the dialog box and discard any changes that you made to the formatting options. |
Help | Click this button to display a help topic for the Format Number dialog box. |
Parent Topic: Format Number Dialog Box (Desktop)