If you wish the replacement text of a 'simple' numerical value to be 'formatted' in the final text with appropriate separators, precede or follow the number with '<F>' (the placement of the modifier is not critical for this function).

Example:

Variable (in document and                    Replacement Text
on left side of IDB Screen) __________(right side of IDB Screen)

will become:

You can 'pre-place' the <F> marker in your source documents. (Indeed, you are more likely to do this than manually type the markers into your Instant Database screen.) Just place the markers to the immediate left or right of the actual variable in the source text.

    Example:

Document text:

If, when you display the IDB screen and type in 65344 beside the variable [quantity], the text will become: