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This has probably been hashed out before, but I'm rather new to the list
and I haven't had time to read the entire archive....
How do you express (in table format) a field that contains 9 characters,
2 of which are after a decimal point (e.g., weight)?
Some thoughts (all of which are unsatisfactory) are:
7.2 characters (7 1/5 characters? like 2.3 children?)
7/2 characters (two fields? or is it really 3.5 characters)
9 characters (doesn't tell user that last two are not whole
numbers).
What is the standard?
Thanks in advance.
Stephen W. McDermott
2.19.6/2.6 Team Technical Writer
(425) 965-6683
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