The base currency, by default, is U.S. dollars.
- Choose Admin, Currencies.
- Select the current base currency, then click the General tab.
- Type the new ID, name, and symbol over the existing values, to define the new base currency.
- Click the Appearance tab.
- Select the symbol used to separate whole values from decimal values in the currency display, for example, 500.5 or 500,5.
- Select the symbol used to separate groups of digits in the currency display, for example, 300,000 or 300-000.
- Select the number of decimal places to display in currency values, for example, none (70), one (70.1), or two (70.14).
- Select the format used to display positive and negative currency values.
Tip
- If you want to view costs in the old base currency, you will need to add it back to the list of available currencies.
Note
- The Base checkbox indicates which currency is used to store cost data. You cannot mark or clear this checkbox.