Saving a number format as a style

To change the number format defined in a style:

  1. Choose the style you want to edit and click the Change button. Or create a new style, giving it an appropriate name (such as Roman numbers, or Percentage), and click the New button.
  2. Display the Number section of the Changing style/Define style dialogue box.
  3. There will be a number format already shown in the box. This is the current number format. Click on the box to the right to display the list of other predefined number formats. If one of these is what you want, or is closer to what you want, click on it and it will appear in the main Number format box.
  4. Edit the number format to your requirements. Type in hashes to represent numbers, and any punctuation marks or currency symbols you wish to appear. Remember to specify the precision required after the decimal place.
  5. Click OK. The style will be changed as specified and any numbers entered in that style will be reformatted.