Change the character used to separate thousands or decimals (2024)

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Change the character used to separate thousands or decimals? ›

The decimal separator is also called the radix character. Likewise, while the U.K. and U.S. use a comma to separate groups of thousands, many other countries use a period instead, and some countries separate thousands groups with a thin space.

The decimal separator is also called the radix character. Likewise, while the U.K. and U.S. use a comma to separate groups of thousands, many other countries use a period instead, and some countries separate thousands groups with a thin space.

Click File > Options. On the Advanced tab, under Editing options, clear the Use system separators check box. Type new separators in the Decimal separator and Thousands separator boxes. Tip: When you want to use the system separators again, select the Use system separators check box.

1) Space, the internationally recommended thousands separator. 2) Period (or full stop), the thousands separator used in many non-English speaking countries. 3) Comma, the thousands separator used in most English-speaking countries.

Click Windows/Start and select Control Panel. Select Region and Language and click on the Formats tab. Click on Additional Setting and locate the List Separator. Change the Decimal separator from a full stop (.) to a comma (,).

The decimal separator is a symbol used to mark the border between the integer and the fractional parts of a decimal numeral. This symbol can be a period ("."), as is common in United States and other English-speaking countries, or a comma (","), as in continental Europe.

The decimal number system is consists of ten single digits number : 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 . The number after 9 is 10 . The number after 19 is 20 and so forth.

Select the cells that you want to format. On the Home tab, click the Dialog Box Launcher next to Number. On the Number tab, in the Category list, click Number. To display or hide the thousands separator, select or clear the Use 1000 Separator (,) check box.

To express decimals in thousandths, move the decimal point three places to the right and add “thousandths.” Express the decimal in thousandths. We are going to move the decimal point over three places to the right to have our number in thousandths.

All digits to the right of the decimal point, which represent the fractional part, are decimal digits. The third place from the decimal point is the 'thousandths' place. For example, 123.456 is a decimal number in which 123 is the whole number and 4, 5, and 6 are decimal digits representing the fractional part.

What is the decimal separator key? ›

It is always the dot ".". In some countries the decimal separator is the "," (comma), so the numeric keypad cannot be used easily for entering numeric values.

United States (U.S.) currency is formatted with a decimal point (.) as a separator between the dollars and cents. Some countries use a comma (,) instead of a decimal to indicate that separation.

Note: By default, Excel uses the comma as the system separator for thousands. However, in Excel, you can specify a different system separator. For more information, see Change the character used to separate thousands or decimals.

The decimal separator for numeric values cannot be changed in AutoCAD. It is always the dot ".". In some countries the decimal separator is the "," (comma), so the numeric keypad cannot be used easily for entering numeric values.