What are thousands separators?
In Sweden, the thousands separator is a space. The character used as the decimal separator. In the United States, this character is a period (.). In Germany, it is a comma (,). Thus one thousand twenty-five and seven tenths is displayed as 1,025.7 in the United States and 1.025,7 in Germany.
Does Europe use commas instead periods?
In the United States, decimals are notated with periods (for example, 1.23), whereas most of Europe uses decimal commas (1,23). That is just one instance in which style rules in the United States clash with those in Europe.
When to use custom separators for thousands or decimals?
If you sometimes need to display numbers with different separators for thousands or decimals, you can temporarily replace the system separators with custom separators. Click File > Options. On the Advanced tab, under Editing options, clear the Use system separators check box.
How to change separators for thousands in Excel?
If you sometimes need to display numbers with different separators for thousands or decimals, you can temporarily replace the system separators with custom separators. Click File > Options. On the Advanced tab, under Editing options, clear the Use system separators check box. Type new separators in the Decimal separator
How to change the character used to separate thousands?
Click File > Options. On the Advanced tab, under Editing options, clear the Use system separators check box. Type new separators in the Decimal separator and Thousands separator boxes.
Which is the correct separator for ten thousand?
Three ways to group the number ten thousand with digit group separators. 1) Space, the internationally recommended thousands separator. 2) Period (or full stop), the thousands separator used in many non-English speaking countries. 3) Comma, the thousands separator used in most English-speaking countries.