decimal tab

Sometimes you want to use numbers in a table, but darn! you want to use currency numbers and it takes forever and a day to tab and space in a table in PowerPoint! Well guess what? Your troubles are over because I am going to tell you how to ... accomplish this! To align a number to a decimal tab in a table cell, you must insert a tab character before the number in a PowerPoint 2007 table. Follow the steps below to learn how: Add a Decimal Tab to a Single Table Cell: In the Navigation pane, click the slide that you would like to edit. If you do not see the Ruler, click to select the Ruler check ... (view more)

Tables are often used to convey sets of numbers, whether times, dates, dollars, or quantities. Even with Table AutoFormat in MS Word, displaying numbers properly is not always easy. For example, you have to be sure to align a column of numbers on ... their decimal points. You may want to sort items in ascending (A-Z, 0-9) or descending order (A-A, 9-0). Also, if you have numbers totaled, you want to be sure to display the correct total, even if you change the figures. Numbers often give the heart of the message in a concise, exact way. Using tables to display figures is a good idea, because the ... (view more)

Many presentations involve slides containing numbers. They could be financial figures, measurements or other key indicators. If these figures include decimals, they should be aligned at the decimal point. In this manner, your audience can easily ... compare numbers by looking at the figures to the left and right of the decimal point. Having said that: the default alignment when you use the Tab key is left alignment of the starting number. Some people try to use leading spaces to attempt to create decimal alignment, but it never works properly and looks strange to your audience when the numbers ... (view more)