How do i get rid of the period in a whole number?

I want the whole number 259 to appear in a cell and it appears as 2.59. I don't have the percent box checked. I also reviewed my options on the format cell tab and selected "general" under format but can't seem to get rid of the period. What am I doing incorrectly?

You can't do it with formatting. You could use another cell with
the formula =A1/100




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> I don't have the percent box checked. I also reviewed my
> options on the
> format cell tab and selected "general" under format but can't
> seem to
> get rid of the period. What am I doing incorrectly?
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If you mean that you type in 259 and it comes out as 2.59? Then go to
tools>options>edit and deselect fixed decimal places

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> I want the whole number 259 to appear in a cell and it appears as 2.59.
> I don't have the percent box checked. I also reviewed my options on the
> format cell tab and selected "general" under format but can't seem to
> get rid of the period. What am I doing incorrectly?
>
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Try:

Tools > Option > Edit and uncheck Fixed Decimal

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> I want the whole number 259 to appear in a cell and it appears as 2.59.
> I don't have the percent box checked. I also reviewed my options on the
> format cell tab and selected "general" under format but can't seem to
> get rid of the period. What am I doing incorrectly?
>
>
> --
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