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    <title><![CDATA[Discussion on Office challenge: Can you avoid re-entering integer values that are supposed to be percentages? ]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Formatting values to percentages without reentering the values]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[When you have percentage values in excel already present as numbers, but you want to convert as percentage then use of the method to go to Format Cells:1. Excel Version before 2007Format -&gt; Cells2. Excel Version 2007 or laterHome -&gt; Format -&gt; Format Cells3. Keyboard shortcut Control + 1Under Number tab choose 'Custom' then in 'Type:' type as 0&quot;.&quot;00% and then press OK.Now the numbers, say 10, will be converted to percentage with same number, as 10%.Note: After choosing this format if you re-enter values then the values will be divided by 100. For example, if a cell has the above said format, when you key in value 100 will be shown as 1%.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[v_balaj@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:22:35 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Another paste special but without additional column]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Enter 100 in an empty cell and copy it. Select the column values to be converted. Edit/paste special/divide. While still selected, format/cells/percentage. Clear the cell with 100.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[joan.edington@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:15:11 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Paste Special does it]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Add a column to the right of the incorrectly formatted data, format as %, enter a formula to divide by100, fill down. Copy the column of answers, Paste Special/Values back onto the original column.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[allan.pettie@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:07:28 -0700</pubDate>
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