Re: Fwd: [libreoffice-users] Currency conversion/display in calc

Thanks, but it is pasted text that this applies to.
Steve

On 2013-03-10 02:01, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> I think you might be over-complicating it?  Just typign the number in as a number and letting the 
> formatting do it's magic seems a much easier route!
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > ________________________________
> > From: Johnny Rosenberg <gurus.knugum@gmail.com>
> > To: LibreOffice Användare <users@global.libreoffice.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, 9 March 2013, 12:54
> > Subject: Fwd: [libreoffice-users] Currency conversion/display in calc
> >
> > Same mistake as usual, sending my replies privately. I will never
> > learn, I'm quite sure of that now…
> >
> > Anyway, here it is again, to the list this time:
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Johnny Rosenberg <gurus.knugum@gmail.com>
> > Date: 2013/3/9
> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Currency conversion/display in calc
> > To: Steve Edmonds <steve.edmonds@ptglobal.com>
> >
> >
> > 2013/3/9 Steve Edmonds <steve.edmonds@ptglobal.com>:
> > > Hi.
> > > If I type or paste $2,441.99 into a cell in calc (3.6) it is left aligned.
> > > If I right click format cell it states number-general.
> > > If I divide it by 2 I get #value!
> > >
> > > How do I get LO to recognise this as a number. I found a long winded way,
> > > format it as currency and remove the ' that LO puts in front.
> > > Steve
> > I think a macro could do that for you and I was even thinking of
> > writing one, but if it should be useful no matter what locale settings
> > you have, the macro needs to know things like decimal- and thousands
> > separator (for example in my country we use space for thousands
> > separator and comma for decimal separator, which is quite different
> >from yours). I am sure it's possible but still searching…
> > Johnny Rosenberg
> >
> > --
> > 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