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Allows you to define a format to apply to data types to control how the data type's information will be displayed. The display characteristics determined by formats include the number of decimal places allowed in currency data types, the types of characters that can be entered for string data types and whether to display currency and negative symbols for integer and currency data types. Refer to the following topic for more information about formats:
From the menu bar: To create a new format, point to New in the Explorer menu and choose Format. To view an existing format, point to View in the Explorer menu and choose Formats. Select one in the list and click the Open button in the Resource Explorer.
From the Resource Explorer: Choose Formats in the Base group for the current dictionary. To create a new format, click the New button in the Resource Explorer. To view an existing format, select one in the list and click the Open button in the Resource Explorer.