Editing and formatting a report : Formatting data strings : Applying a number format : Defining a custom number format

Defining a custom number format

You can define a custom number format using special symbols to construct a format pattern. A format pattern shows where to place currency symbols, thousands separators, decimal points, or commas. Table 3-2 shows examples of custom format patterns and their effects on numeric data.

12.5
124.5
1240.553
0012.50
0124.50
1240.55
100
100.25
100.2567
100.000
100.250
100.257
2000.00
20000.00
$2,000
$20,000