Number formats

When a schedule is initially created and saved, the currency and number formats (based on Regional and Language Options) are saved and carried with the schedule. Thus, if numbers are originally set to display with a comma as the grouping symbol, then they will continue to display as such, even if the schedule is displayed on a system where the default separator is a period.

For example, if a Milestones user in the UK who is using a comma as the Decimal Symbol sends a Milestones schedule to someone in the United States who is using a period as the Decimal Symbol, then the Milestones schedule will retain the comma as the Decimal Symbol.

Change the number format in a schedule:

1. Choose Format | International | International, Number, and Currency Settings | Number Format.

2. Select from the display settings options:

   • Leading zeros

   • Negative Number Format

   • Decimal Symbol

   • Digit grouping symbol

   • Digit grouping

Change the number of decimal places displayed in a column:

1. Select a column.  This will display the Selection menu for that column.

2. Under Decimal Places, select a number from 0 to 5 from the drop-down arrow.

Change the number of decimal places displayed for a ValueSet's values:

1. Choose Tools | Graph Options | Set Up ValueSets.

2. Click the Create/Edit button for the appropriate ValueSet.

3. Select the Graphic Properties tab.

4. Next to Number of Decimals to Display, select a number from 0 to 6 from the drop-down arrow.

 In previous Milestones versions, numbers displayed in Values SmartColumns and ValueSet SmartColumns did not display grouping separators, such as commas. To retain this setting found in previous versions, choose Tools | Program Options | General, and uncheck Use current regional settings to format numbers. Un-checking this default setting will, for example, display a number as 10000 instead of 10,000.