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Does formatting change the stored value?
Short answer. No.
Why format data?
To make sheets easy to read.
Formatting data
| Changes the look only |
| Stored value stays same |
| Makes sheets easy to read |
Remember
| Look changes |
| Value does not |
Is 1500 the same as rupees 1,500.00? Yes, it is. Formatting changes only the look. The stored value stays the same. It makes sheets easy to read. Remember this. The look changes. The value does not.
This clip is from the full lesson: Formatting data — dialog boxes, decimal places, labels, scientific, time, alignment — 7 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: CBSE Class 9 Information Technology (402)
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