Microsoft KB Archive/190807

= MacXL: Custom Scientific Number Format Displayed Incorrectly =

Article ID: 190807

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2001 for Mac
 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q190807





SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel, when you create custom scientific number formats, you may experience unexpected results.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Excel mentioned at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
The default Scientific number format included in Microsoft Excel is "0.00E+00". This format shows one number before the decimal point and two numbers after. If you create a custom scientific number format that has more than one place indicator before the decimal point, the numbers before the decimal point may not appear as you would expect.

For example, the following table shows a number, how the number will be displayed in Microsoft Excel with the "0.00E+00" format code, how the number will be displayed with the "00.00E+00" format code, and how you might expect it to be displayed with the "00.00E+00" format code.                      0.00E+00      00.00E+00      00.00E+00 Number          Actual        Actual         Expected ---

0.00000245      2.45E-06      02.45E-06      24.5E-07 Earlier versions of Microsoft Excel display the number as shown in the "Expected" column. Depending on the number in the cell and the number of significant digits before the decimal point in the Custom Format Code, the versions of Microsoft Excel listed in this article may or may not show the number as expected.

Additional query words: XL98

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB190807

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