Policy
Automatically insert a decimal point
This policy setting allows you to configure the "Automatically insert a decimal point" option. If you enable this policy setting, the "Automatically insert a decimal point" option will be checked and the Places option is set to 2. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the "Automatically insert a decimal point" option will not be checked.
PackMicrosoft Office
CategoryMicrosoft Excel 2016 / Excel Options / Advanced
Policy ID
43a1ac2771d0Internal name
L_AutomaticallyinsertadecimalpointRegistry
Copy registry mappings
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\excel\options\autodec (enabled) = 5
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\excel\options\autodec (disabled) = 4Policy notes
This policy setting allows you to configure the "Automatically insert a decimal point" option. If you enable this policy setting, the "Automatically insert a decimal point" option will be checked and the Places option is set to 2. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the "Automatically insert a decimal point" option will not be checked.
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