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From: Diana on 11 May 2010 23:28
In a cell, Why are texts aligned to the left and numbers aligned to the right
in MS Excel spreadsheet?
From: ozgrid.com on 11 May 2010 23:36
That's the standard for Spreadsheets. Comes in handy when you THINK a cell
houses a number and it's left aligned by default.



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"Diana" <Diana(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> In a cell, Why are texts aligned to the left and numbers aligned to the
> right
> in MS Excel spreadsheet?

From: FSt1 on 11 May 2010 23:51
hi
microsoft chose this as default to mimic the real world.
when we write on a piece of paper, we write left to right so text is left
justified.
when we add columns of numbers on a piece of paper, we add the smallest
number on the right of the column first and add right to left. so numbers are
right justified.

regards
FSt1

"Diana" wrote:

> In a cell, Why are texts aligned to the left and numbers aligned to the right
> in MS Excel spreadsheet?
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