Have you tried the "Number format:" drop down in the Formula dialog?

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"mkraft" wrote in message
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I agree, though, that learning how to use the formatting switches is
better
than simply taking whatever you're given without bothering to understand
it.

That's not really the point. This is word processing and a word
processing
program should have certain features available in menus or submenus
because
they are standard features of such programs. The user should not have to
construct formulas to do such simple and basic operations.