FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

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Laying out and arranging information 3-63
Keep these points in mind:
1 Numbers with decimal digits that exceed the specified number are
rounded. If you specify 0, no decimal digits are displayed. If you
specify a negative value, numbers are rounded to the number of
positions left of the decimal separator. (For example, for the field
value 789.78, 2 fixed decimal places displays 789.78; 0 fixed places
displays 790; and –2 fixed places displays 800.) For calculations and
summaries, FileMaker Pro uses the original, unrounded, number.
1 Only numbers are displayed and printed in a number field formatted
as Boolean or decimal (except for symbols set in the Number Format
dialog box). To display text and symbols (as in @1.98 per pound) in a
number field, don’t define a number format.
1 When you work with a file created with different system formats and
you want to use the formats set on your computer, choose Use System
Formats from the Format menu. See appendix B, “Working with
international files.”
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E numbers, formatting
Changing options for numerical data
You can change the default symbols used as the thousands separator and
decimal separator. Unless you changed them previously, the default
settings are taken from the Numbers control panel. You can also change
the default format for negative numbers.
1. In Layout mode, select a number field, and then choose Number from
the Format menu.
2. In the Number Format dialog box, click Format as decimal, select
options, and then click OK.
To change the
default Do this
Number of decimal
digits
Notation symbol and
position
Select Fixed number of decimal digits, and type a new value.
Select Use notation, and then choose Percent (to display a percent
symbol after the value, Currency (leading) (to display a currency
symbol before the value) or Currency (trailing) (to display a
currency symbol after the value.)
Currency symbol For Currency symbol, select the current default, and type a new
one.