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TALITHA TALJAARD
Copper Contributor
Sep 13, 2019

Change default comma style formatting

After yet another one of the lovely Office updates my excel Comma formatting changed.  Now when I click on the comma to format a column of numbers, instead of putting my negative figures into brackets, it puts a minus in front, but with a massive gap between the number and the minus.

 

So now I have to CONSTANTLY change the format of the numbers.

 

Is there no way I can change the default setting of what happens when I click on the Comma?  Before this thing drives me bonkers?

    • TALITHA TALJAARD's avatar
      TALITHA TALJAARD
      Copper Contributor

      Haytham Amairah 

      This actually did help.  Unfortunately the change only stays while excel is open.  Once you close it, it reverts back to the old setting and you have to do it all over again.

       

      So now if I can just figure out how to make that change stick, I'll be golden!

       

      But thank you!

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        Haytham Amairah
        Silver Contributor

        TALITHA TALJAARD

         

        Go to the XLSTART folder through this path:

        C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\

         

        And check out if there is any file with the extension of (*.xlt) or (*.xltx), then delete it.

         

        Regards

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