Hi :) Ok, say the numbers are written along the top row such that A1 = 646.15 A2 = 556.85 then A4 = A2/A1 Click on A4 and go up to the menus at the top to choose Format - Cell - Number in the first box "Category" select "Percentage" I think it's better to avoid keying in the currency symbol and just format those cells as "Currency" instead of as "Percentages". That way you still get the currency symbol anyway but don't have to type it in. It also avoids confusions. Note that i left a gap between the data and the calculation purely because i think it looks nicer. Regards from Tom :) --- On Mon, 26/9/11, James <bjlockie@lockie.ca> wrote: From: James <bjlockie@lockie.ca> Subject: [libreoffice-users] percentage to get number in Calc To: "libreoffice-users Mailing List" <users@global.libreoffice.org> Date: Monday, 26 September, 2011, 3:46 I have a number $646.15 and a number $556.85 How do I make a formula in a new cell that is the percentage of the first number that equals the second number? -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+help@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+help@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted