How can I round a number in excel, for example, formatting it so that the actual number changes, and not just its appearance in the cell.
For example, if I have 229.729599999998 in a cell and I format the cell to show only 4 decimal places, now it will display 229.7296 in the cell, but the cell value will still be 229.729599999998, so if I did any excel calculations there would be use a longer decimal number, contrasting 4 decimal numbers.
Is there a way to do this so that not only the appearance of the number in the cell shows 4 decimal places, but so that the actual value of the cell reflects 4 decimal numbers, so that the cell and value in the formula bar will display 229.7296, and not 229.729599999998.
I know that maybe I can use a function or formula in an adjacent cell to round a number, but I just put together a huge spread sheet and it would take a very long time if I had to do the same for all cells in my sheet. Any ideas?
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