You can specify the number of significant digits to present in your tabular data report; the default is 6. More digits give greater precision but take more space and increase the width of the tables; the number of significant digits used determines the width of each column in the table. In addition, you can select one of the following number formats for your data values:
Automatic
Very large values and very small values are expressed in scientific format. All remaining values are expressed with no exponent and using the specified number of significant digits.
Engineering
Values greater than or equal to 1000 (or values less than or equal to 0.001) are expressed as a number ranging from 1 to 999 that is multiplied by 10 to the nth power, where n is a product of 3 (for example, 20.5E+03 or 17.76E+06). All remaining values are expressed using the specified number of significant digits.
Scientific
All values are expressed as a number between 1 and 10 that is multiplied by an appropriate power of 10 (for example, 2.05E+04 or 1.776E+07).
To format report values:
Locate the Output Format options.
For a report of X–Y data or field output:
From the main menu bar, select Report
XY or ReportField Output; then click the Setup tab in the dialog box that appears. The Output Format options are in the center of the page.
For a report of probe values:
From the main menu bar, select ToolsQuery, then click Apply in the dialog box that appears. The Probe Values dialog box appears.
Move the cursor to probe the model or X–Y plot in the current viewport, then click mouse button 1 to store values of interest in the dialog box. When you are finished, click Write to File. The Report Probe Values dialog box appears; the Output Format options are in the center of the dialog.
In the Number of significant digits text field, enter the number of significant digits of your choice.
You can also click the arrows next to the Number of significant digits text field until the desired number appears.
Click the Number Format button, and select the number format of your choice from the list that appears.
To generate your report, configure the remaining options in the dialog box; then click Apply (for X–Y or field output reports) or OK (for probe values reports). When you have finished, click Cancel to close the dialog box.
