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Default Can only numbers be aligned (column)even if parentheses are us

I tried my suggestion before posting it, and in my experience,
the numbers right-align on the unitary digit. Not sure what you
mean by "the parentheses move with the numbers"... I would think
that to be desirable, because otherwise you might end up with
parentheses in the middle of a number.

jen wrote:

I have and it still doesn't seem to want to line up. The parentheses move
with the numbers. Thanks for your suggestion though.

"garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote:


Have you tried setting a decimal tab in the column?

jen wrote:


I have columns of numbers in a table that I need to align. However, some of
these numbers have parentheses around them and I only want to align the
digits. Is this possible to do without having to manually space each cell?