Wordprocessing Fields
Numeric Field Formatting
Numeric field formatting switches have the following format:
\# *switch argument*
A numeric field switch argument is made up of a series of "picture items." The most commonly used are below. (Note that the general formatting switches also have formats that apply to numeric fields.)
Reference: ECMA-376, 3rd Edition (June, 2011), Fundamentals and Markup Language Reference § 17.16.4.2.
Numeric Field Switch Picture Items:
| Picture Item | Description | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Specifies a numeric position to display. | =4+5 # 00.00 displays "09.00". |
| # | Specifies a numeric position to display, and if the result doesn't include a digit in the position, a space is displayed. | =9+6 # $### displays "$ 15". |
| x | Drops digits to the left of the x plaeholder. If the placeholder is to the right of the decimal point, the result is rounded to that place. | =111053+111439 # x## displays "492". =1/8 # 0.00x displays "0.125". =3/4 # .x displays ".8". |
| . | Indicates the decimal point in US English. | =95.4 # $###.00 displays "$ 95.40". |
| , | Separates groups of three digits. | =2456800 # $#,###,### displays "$ 2,456,800". |
| - | Prepends a minus sign to a negative result, or prepends a space if the result is positive or 0. | =80-90 # -## displays "-10". =90-80 # -## displays "10". |
| + | Prepends a plus sign to a positive result, a minus sign to a negative result, or a space if the result is 0. | =90-80 # +## displays "+10". =80-90 # +## displays "-10". |
| Other characters | Includes the specified character in the position. | =33 # ##% displays "33%". |
| 'text' | Includes text in the result. | =Price*15% # "$##0.00 'is the sale tax' might display "$ 3.98 is the sales tax". |
| 'numbered item' | Includes, in Arabic numerals, the number of the preceding item numbered as a caption. | =SUM(A1:D4) # "##.00 'is the total of Table' 'table'" displays "456.34 is the total of Table 2". |
| positive result; negative result; zero result | Specifies different formats for positive and negative results. To also specify a format for a zero result, add another semi-colon-separated picture. | =Sales95 # "$#,##0.00; -$#,##.00; $0 displays, e.g., $5,320.00 for a positive value, -$5,320.00 for a negative value, and $0 for a zero value. |