How to Change the Number Format on a Mac
This wikiHow will teach you how to change the formats of measurement units, decimal and grouping separators, as well as regional keyboard numbers, dates, and times (by language) on your Mac. Click on the Apple menu. It's the black,...
Method 1 of 2:
Changing Number Format on the System
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Picture 1 of How to Change the Number Format on a Mac Click on the Apple menu. It's the black, apple-shaped icon in the upper-left of your screen. -
Picture 2 of How to Change the Number Format on a Mac Click on System Preferences. -
Picture 3 of How to Change the Number Format on a Mac Click on Language & Region. It's at the top of the preferences window.- Click on ⋮⋮⋮⋮ in the top bar of the dialog box if you don't see all the system preferences icons.
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Picture 4 of How to Change the Number Format on a Mac Click on Advanced. It's in the lower right corner. -
Picture 5 of How to Change the Number Format on a Mac Click on the drop-down menu next to "Grouping." -
Picture 6 of How to Change the Number Format on a Mac Click on a separator. You can choose from a comma, period, apostrophe, space, or none, to select how the system will format larger numbers like 1,000,000. -
Picture 7 of How to Change the Number Format on a Mac Click on the drop-down menu next to "Decimal." -
Picture 8 of How to Change the Number Format on a Mac Click on a separator. You can choose from a comma or period to select how the system will format numbers with decimals. -
Picture 9 of How to Change the Number Format on a Mac Click on the drop-down menu next to "Measurement Units." -
Picture 10 of How to Change the Number Format on a Mac Click on a system of measurement. You can choose from Metric, U.K., or U.S. You have now changed the number format on your Mac.
Method 2 of 2:
Changing Number Format for the Keyboard
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Picture 11 of How to Change the Number Format on a Mac Click on the Apple menu. It's the black, apple-shaped icon in the upper-left of your screen. -
Picture 12 of How to Change the Number Format on a Mac Click on System Preferences. -
Picture 13 of How to Change the Number Format on a Mac Click on Keyboard. It's near the center of the preferences window.- If you don't see all of the System Preferences icons, click on ⋮⋮⋮⋮ in the top bar of the dialog box.
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Picture 14 of How to Change the Number Format on a Mac Click on Input Sources. It's near the top of the dialog box. -
Picture 15 of How to Change the Number Format on a Mac Click on +. It's below the pane on the left side of the dialog box. -
Picture 16 of How to Change the Number Format on a Mac Click on a number/language format. They're listed alphabetically by language in the left pane of the dialog box. -
Picture 17 of How to Change the Number Format on a Mac Click on Add. You've now changed the number format to that of the corresponding language. For example, if you select Bengali, the number keys will display Bengali characters.- Check the box next to "Show input menu in menu bar," at the bottom of the dialog box, so you can toggle between number formats and keyboard languages.
Update 04 March 2020
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