Format Column Reference
Specify the column layout, contents, and content properties, including the format of measurement units.
Access
- Right-click a table and select Edit. In the Table dialog box, right-click a column heading cell, and click Format Column.
- Click Manage tab
Styles and Standards panel Styles Editor . In the Style and Standard Editor dialog box, click Table. On the Default Column Settings tab, right-click a column name cell, and click Format Column.
Property
Displays the name of the property displayed in the selected column.
Heading
Sets the name of the selected column. To change, enter a different name.
Column Width
Specifies the width of the column.
Leading/Trailing Zeros
Controls the display of leading and trailing zeros.
Justification
Sets the alignment for the column heading, and for data in the table columns. Click a button to select left, center, or right alignment.
Stacked Fractional Text
Enables stacking of numeric fractions. All fractional numerical strings (in 1/2 format) in the selected column are replaced with a stacked numeric fraction in the drawing. Available only when editing a parts list in the drawing and Use Default Formatting is selected.
Stack Properties
Opens the Stack Properties dialog box and sets the format and text scale for stacked fractions. Available only when editing a parts list in the drawing and Use Default Formatting is selected.
Use Default Formatting
Uses the default settings specified in the standard.
Apply Units Formatting
Enables the formatting and units settings for the selected column. Changes made to these settings only apply to the selected column.
Unit Type selects the type of measurement units.
Format selects a fractional or decimal format. Fractional formats are available only if Length is selected as Unit Type and inches or feet are selected as Units.
Precision selects the precision of values displayed in the selected column.
Fractional Text Scale selects the text scale of numbers in stacked fractions. Available only if a fractional format is selected.
Units selects the measurement units. If inches or feet are selected, fractional format is available in the Format option.
Decimal Marker selects the marker for the decimal format. Click the arrow to specify either a period or comma as the decimal character.
Unit String displays the name of the units next to the value.