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 Character Formats (PRINT)
 
 ■ The following characters are used to format a numeric expression:
 
   Character   Description
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   .           Decimal point position
   ,           Placed left of decimal point; prints comma every third digit
   +           Position of the number's sign
   ^^^^        Prints the number in exponential format
               Prints trailing sign for negative numbers only
   $$          Prints leading $
   **          Fills leading spaces with *
   **$         Combines ** and $
 
 ■ The following characters are used to format a string expression:
 
   Character   Description
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   &           Prints entire string
   !           Prints only the first character of the string
   \n\         Prints first 'n'  characters, where n is the number of
               blanks between slashes + 2
 
 ■ The following characters are used to print literal characters from
   formatstring$:
 
   Character   Description
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   _           Prints the formatting character that follows as a literal
 
 ■ All other characters are printed as literals.
 
 See: ◄PRINT Statement►  ◄PRINT # Statement►