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Is it possible to substitute a dollar sign for the Money 'square'?

acharest
1-Newbie

Is it possible to substitute a dollar sign for the Money 'square'?

Hello,

I have Mathcad Prime 4.0 and would like to work with a dollar sign versus the little square symbol (see below).  It seems possible in earlier versions of Mathcad but I can't figure it out.  Any suggestions?

2017-03-20_8-19-18.png

Thanks,

Adrian

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nas0k
7-Bedrock
(To:acharest)

Maybe the attached helps?

Define $=square and make $ a unit should do it.

Werner_E
24-Ruby V
(To:nas0k)

> Define $=square and make $ a unit should do it.

Yes, it does the job, but its a shame that its necessary to do so!

I'm doing something wrong.  I can define a unit, but Mathcad's not taking the $.  Is there another symbol for dollars (versus the keyboard) I should be using?

2017-03-20_10-46-57.png

nas0k
7-Bedrock
(To:acharest)

I can't tell from your view but your $ doesn't appear to be blue, which then it isn't a unit.

I defined:

Hello,

Thanks for everyone's help!

But is there a way to get a "$" as an output of a calculation versus the square as below?  I attached the file for reference.

2017-03-21_10-47-26.png

Thanks,

Adrian

nas0k
7-Bedrock
(To:acharest)

MathCad defaults to certain units; the square must be one. If you change the unit to "$" in your result, the "$" unit should remain if you change the values of "a" or "b".

Thank you for the help everyone!

Adrian

One more question.

I've changed the output unit to the '$', but my matrix keeps the 'square'.  Is it possible to format an element in a matrix so that it returns a '$' (see below)?

2017-03-23_15-15-41.png

nas0k
7-Bedrock
(To:acharest)

Unfortunately, you can't change the units in a matrix.

You could make a table:

nas0k
7-Bedrock
(To:nas0k)

Adding another row to a table...

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