Hi :)
Lol, these things happen.  Possibly time for a quick break from the machine? 
Here it is soo late that it's not even early again anymore, beyond just being 
tomorrow and already well into today.  
Regards from
Tom :)

--- On Mon, 26/9/11, James <bjloc...@lockie.ca> wrote:

From: James <bjloc...@lockie.ca>
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] percentage to get number in Calc
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Date: Monday, 26 September, 2011, 4:49

On 09/25/11 23:10, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> Ok, say the numbers are written along the top row such that
>
> A1 = 646.15
> A2 = 556.85
>
> then
>
> A4 = A2/A1
>
> Click on A4 and go up to the menus at the top to choose
>
> Format - Cell - Number
> in the first box "Category" select "Percentage"
>
> I think it's better to avoid keying in the currency symbol and just format 
> those cells as "Currency" instead of as "Percentages".  That way you still 
> get the currency symbol anyway but don't have to type it in.  It also avoids 
> confusions.  Note that i left a gap between the data and the calculation 
> purely because i think it looks nicer.
Thanks for the solution.
I feel stupid for making it seem hard. :-)
>   
>
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
> --- On Mon, 26/9/11, James<bjloc...@lockie.ca>  wrote:
>
> From: James<bjloc...@lockie.ca>
> Subject: [libreoffice-users] percentage to get number in Calc
> To: "libreoffice-users Mailing List"<users@global.libreoffice.org>
> Date: Monday, 26 September, 2011, 3:46
>
> I have a number $646.15
> and a number $556.85
> How do I make a formula in a new cell that is the percentage of the first 
> number that equals the second number?
>
>
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