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 Format Specifiers
 
 ■ The following characters are used to format numeric expressions:
 
   Character   Description
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   #           Digit position
   -           Placed after digit, prints trailing sign for negative numbers
   .           Decimal point position
   ,           Placed left of the decimal point, prints a comma every third
               digit
   $$          Prints leading $
   +           Position of number sign
   **          Fills leading spaces with *
   ^^^^        Prints in exponential format
   **$         Combines ** and $$
 
 ■ The following characters are used to format string expressions:
 
   Character   Description
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   &           Prints entire string
   \ \         Prints first n characters, where n is the number of blanks
               between slashes + 2
   !           Prints only the first character of the string
 
 ■ The following character is used to print literal characters:
 
   Character   Description
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   _           Prints the character following the underscore as a literal
 
   Note: Any character not in this list is printed as a literal.
 
 See: ◄PRINT Statement►