Where it is

ScreenCustomise, NumbersBasic

Customise, Every page, Numbers: Number grouping (Indian or Plain) and Rupee figures (Short or Full). The defaults are Indian and Short. Basic and Advanced.

Index in this video: Allcap (strategy page).

What it means

Indian grouping puts a comma after the thousands and then every two digits: 12,34,567. Plain groups every three: 1,234,567. A lakh is 1,00,000 and a crore is 1,00,00,000. With Short, large rupee figures read in lakh and crore (12.35 L, 1.2 Cr) with Indian grouping, or in K, M and B with Plain; under a lakh the exact amount shows. Full prints every rupee. Chart axes stay short, and figures from the broker side keep Indian grouping.

The formula

1 lakh = 1,00,000 = 100 thousand. 1 crore = 100 lakh = 1,00,00,000 = 10 million.

As computed in the RupeeCase app
Short, Indian: from Rs 1,00,00,000 in Cr, from Rs 1,00,000 in L; at most 2 decimals, trailing zeros dropped
Short, Plain: B and M (2 decimals), K (1 decimal)
Full: every rupee, in the chosen grouping

Worked example

Example only

  • Rs 12,34,567 in Short: 12.35 L
  • Rs 2,25,000 in Short: 2.25 L; with Plain: 225K
  • Rs 1,20,00,000 in Short: 1.2 Cr; with Plain: 12M

How to read it

  • The Numbers row shows your choice, for example Indian, short.
  • Short is quicker to scan; Full is exact to the rupee.
  • The choice is saved on this device for every page.

Watch out

  • Broker figures keep Indian grouping whatever you choose.
  • Chart axes stay short in Full.
  • Short rounds: Rs 12,34,567 reads 12.35 L.

Transcript

Tap Sound on for voice and music. These are the captions of the video, chapter by chapter.

  1. 0:00Where it is. Customise, Numbers: digit grouping and rupee figures.
  2. 0:09What it means. Indian groups 12,34,567; Plain groups 1,234,567.
  3. 0:32Worked example. Worked example, example only: Rs 12,34,567 in Short: 12.35 L. Rs 2,25,000 in Short: 2.25 L; with Plain: 225K. Rs 1,20,00,000 in Short: 1.2 Cr; with Plain: 12M.
  4. 0:38How to read it. The minimum on a card, in the default format.
  5. 0:51Watch out. Watch out: Broker figures keep Indian grouping whatever you choose. Chart axes stay short in Full. Short rounds: Rs 12,34,567 reads 12.35 L.

Terms in this tutorial

  • Lakh and croreThe Indian way of grouping large numbers.
  • CustomiseThe settings sheet where you choose what each page shows: cards, lead key figures, default tab, chart metric and benchmark, table columns, density, theme, number format and home page.

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