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Need No leading "0" and 3 decimal points?

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SRS - 20 May 2008 18:40 GMT
Greetings:

I'm using Excel 2003.

For our baseball team I want to format a cell to calculate batting averages.
I want the calculated number to be a 3-digit number (such as .367) with NO
"0" before the decimal point...AND...if it calculates out to be something
like .400, I want it to read .400 instead of .4

I'm currently using the "custom" formatting of  ".###"  however, if like in
the example above the formula calculates out to end in a zero (such as .410)
it will show as .41 and not .410

I know this is probably simple and I'm over-looking something obvious, but I
can't figure it out.

Thank you!
uturnabout - 20 May 2008 18:48 GMT
You can change custom format to ".000"

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SRS - 20 May 2008 18:55 GMT
Duh.  THANK YOU!  I knew the answer was right in front of my eyes.  I really
appreciate your quick help!

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Bob I - 20 May 2008 18:48 GMT
Format, Cell, Number, Number, Decimal places 3

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SRS - 20 May 2008 18:56 GMT
Thanks for offering help Bob...but I tried that and it didn't work as it put
a "0" in front of the decimal point.

'uturnabout' (above) had the answer I was looking for.  Thanks!

> Format, Cell, Number, Number, Decimal places 3
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Bob I - 20 May 2008 19:04 GMT
Oh, sorry bout that.

> Thanks for offering help Bob...but I tried that and it didn't work as it put
> a "0" in front of the decimal point.
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>>>Thank you!
 
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