Entering Number Field Formats - Tandy 600 Owner's Manual

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File interprets any characters other than A in a text field as boilerplate
characters and inserts these characters automatically as you fill in the data
field.
When you create a new data base, the cursor highlights the intersection of
the
NEW
column and row. Move to the FORM field for the column you
want to format, then edit the field.
I. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the FORM row of the
appropriate column. AAAAAAAAAA appears in the field if the format
has not been changed.
2. Press
IT]
for the Edit command. AAAAAAAAAA appears in the EDIT
field. The entire field is selected.
3. Press
[ffiJ
(Character Left) to select the first character of the field.
4. Type A as many times as needed to lengthen the field, or press I
SHIFT
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I
BKSP
I(I
DELETE
I) to shorten the field.
Use [[[] -
[IIQ]
to move the cursor within the
EDIT
field. Type
boilerplate characters as needed.
5. Press I
ENTER
I to change the format field and return to the Command
mode. Press
~
or [;] to change the format field and move to the
previous or next format field without leaving the Edit mode.
Entering Number Field Formats
Type the character
#
to format a column to contain only numbers. The
number of
#
's, spaces, and boilerplate characters you type in a FORM
field determines the width of all data fields in that column.
File interprets any characters other than
#
in a number field as boilerplate
characters and inserts these characters automatically as you fill in the data
field. Note that only I decimal point is allowed in a number format field.
When you enter data, always include the decimal point for decimal
numbers.
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