Number formatting properties define how numbers are displayed in a gadget. Use these properties to abbreviate numbers, to add text before or after a number, or to specify the number of digits to display after a decimal point. Figure 17-9 shows the number formatting properties set for a thermometer gauge. Numbers display with the dollar symbol ($) before the number and they appear in abbreviated format, such as $30K instead of $30,000.
Table 17-5 shows all the number formatting properties. These properties are used in all the gadgets.
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Table 17-5
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Abbreviates a number to an appropriate number factor. For example, 10,000 becomes 10K.
Enables or disables the display of trailing zeros after the decimal point.
Specifies the number of digits displayed after the decimal point.
