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Converting # field to % field adds 2 decimal places - how to fix?


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When I try to convert a # field to a % field, Airtable adds like two decimal points - any idea why and how to undo this?

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kuovonne
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The value of the underlying number is not being changed. This is part of the general relationship between decimals and percents.

A value of 96% would be a decimal number of 0.96.
Thus the number 96 would be 9600%.

You can use a formula field to divide the numbers by 100 and then copy the new values back to the percent field.


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  • September 24, 2020
kuovonne wrote:

The value of the underlying number is not being changed. This is part of the general relationship between decimals and percents.

A value of 96% would be a decimal number of 0.96.
Thus the number 96 would be 9600%.

You can use a formula field to divide the numbers by 100 and then copy the new values back to the percent field.


Thanks so much @kuovonne! (again!)


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