Additional Format Dialog Box

Provides additional formatting options for fields and table cells.

TABLE (Command)

Tool Sets: Drafting tab > Table panel > Table. : Select cells > Additional Format on the Properties Inspector > Select a Data Type > Additional Format on Table Cell Format dialog box.

Note: Not all data types provide additional formatting.

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Value

Displays the value in base drawing units, and reflects the value as it will appear once the conversion factor and other settings are applied.

Conversion

Specifies the conversion factor to use on the current value. The default is 1 for no conversion.

Additional Text

Specifies a prefix or a suffix for the value.

Number Separators

Specifies a decimal separator and the formatting for numbers over 1000.

Decimal

Specifies the separator for decimal values. Select a period, a comma, or a space.

Thousands

Inserts a comma to group thousands in a field value.

Zero Suppression

Controls the suppression of leading and trailing zeros, and of feet and inches that have a value of zero.

Leading

Suppresses leading zeros in all decimal values. For example, 0.5000 becomes .5000.

Trailing

Suppresses trailing zeros in all decimal values. For example, 12.5000 becomes 12.5, and 30.0000 becomes 30.

0 Feet

Suppresses the feet portion of a feet-and-inches value when the distance is less than one foot. For example, 0'-6 1/2" becomes 6 1/2".

0 Inches

Suppresses the inches portion of a feet-and-inches value when the distance is an integral number of feet. For example, 1'-0" becomes 1'.