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How do I format this table so it shows a second zero after the decimal point. 11.10 shows as 11.1, 5.20 shows as 5.2 etc. I have tried all the obvious tools. Auto Format/Currency adds colours to all the cells. Month paid Standard Travel eating Total Jul 5.08 6.02 11.1 Aug 3.65 24.54 28.19 Sep 2.37 17.5 19.87 Oct 5.2 15.98…
Hi, not sure if this is the correct page but.. I own a rental. Former tenants, with whom the Octopus contract would have been with, left owning Octopus £2258. Octopus chased, I phoned them and explained the situation, whilst I own the house, the utility bills are in the name of the individual tenant, not me. Octopus seemed…
Hi I now have c £200,000 of my very elderly mother's cottage sale to invest as her EPA. I have put £20,000 into a 1 year fixed ISA in her name via the NatWest telephone Digital Exceptions Team. I have put the rest temporarily into a flexible saver so I can easily move the £6,400 per month ! to the care home and have a…
My mother is very hard of hearing. Her telephone needs to be in the same room within a few feet. My Dad has just passed away and previously signed up for 24 month with Airband for Broadband and a talk package with a digital phone. The hub and phone were in his office. Going forward the hub needs to stay in the office and…
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