# Result Format

The format used to display results can be changed from the Calculator Preferences menu.

Automatic | Small results are displayed as Fixed notation while long results are displayed as Scientific notation
Fixed | Results are always displayed as decimal numbers
Scientific | Results are displayed in scientific notation
Engineering | Results are displayed in scientific notation except the exponent is always a multiple of three

The number of decimal places, if trailing zeroes and if thousands separators are shown can also be configured.