Formatting a table (2)

To make the numbers reflect monetary values, you are going to format the cells containing numbers, so that the numbers are displayed to two decimal places.

1. Select cell B2.

2. Click and drag the I-beam down column B to cell B9. The grey border is extended down the column, indicating which cells are being selected.

3. Release the mouse button. Cells B2 down to B9 are selected.

4. Right-click on the cells. The Table shortcut menu appears.

5. Select Cell Properties. The Table Cell Properties dialog box appears.

6. Click on the Format tab.

7. From the Style list box, select Number.

8. Make sure 2 is displayed in the Decimal Places spin box. The numbers in the selected cells are now displayed to two decimal places.

Any changes you make when inside this dialog box, take effect immediately.

9. Now repeat the above procedure with cells D2 to D10.

If you can’t see the changes being made to the selected cells, you can move the dialog box to one side by dragging its title bar.

10. Click on the Close button in the top right-hand corner of the dialog box.