Number Style and Rules

Number Style Katie M.
 * Numbers 0-10 should be spelled out.
 * Numbers larger than 10 should be written as numerals up to the thousands.
 * Numbers 1,000-99,000 should be written in numerals.
 * If both numbers under 10 and numbers over 10 occur in the same sentence, follow the rule for the bigger number.
 * Numbers in the millions and above should have the numeral first followed by the written division.
 * ​For example, 20,000,000 becomes 20 million.


 * Do not abbreviate thousand, million, billion, and so on.
 * Do not use slang such as "A grand" or "A 5 spot" or whatever the devil you kids are saying today.
 * Time will be written using numbers. Hour followed by colon and minutes. Time of day will be AM or PM Example: 4:00 PM. Avoid possible redundancies such as "4:00 p.m. in the afternoon." Noon and Midnight are fine to use instead of 12:00 p.m. or 12:00 a.m.
 * Dates are to be typed as such: September 28, 2014.
 * St, nd, and th should not be added on to dates.
 * When talking about percentages, use the % sign. Example: 99% of humans are awful. 
 * Money should be expressed in numbers following the dollar sign. For example: I can not believe a cup of coffee at Starbucks is $5.00.
 * When the money amount is under a dollar, the amount should be expressed the same. For example: Back in the day, a movie cost $0.25.

List Style T amara H. 

Ordered, Tamara H.

Unordered Gabrielle G.
 * For group lists:
 * End each line of the list with a period.
 * Because the order is not significant, put the list in alphabetized order for consistency.
 * Frostburg offers the following sport programs:
 * Baseball.
 * Basketball.
 * Football.
 * Soccer.
 * Softball.
 * For lists with text following the main item:
 * Bold the main point or title for emphasis.
 * Do not end with a period.
 * The following courses are available at Frostburg State University:
 * Digital Image Processing and Analysis


 * This course is located in Gunter Hall, Room 212.


 * Editing and Production


 * This course is located in Dunkle Hall, Room 124.

Money Gabrielle G.
 * Use numerals.
 * $13.75, $26, $150,000
 * Cents, spell out.
 * 5 cents
 * Dollar amounts of $1 million or more, spell out.
 * $7 billion, $10 trillion

Numbers in Tables Gabrielle G.
 * All numbers in tables should be represented using figures, not text.
 * For numbers less than one, put a zero before the decimal point.
 * If any number in the table uses a decimal point, make each other number match this amount of decimal points.
 * 0.85, 13.10, 12,350.25, 2,450,900.03
 * If the numbers in the table are dollar amounts or percentages, use figures with the corresponding symbol.
 * 25%, $2,768,156
 * Keep all the numbers in the table aligned to the left or right.
 * Follow the formatting examples in the table below:
 * Table.png

Page Numbers Gabby Waters For example: If page background is black, page number must be white.
 * Should be actual numbers. (1,2,3,4...)
 * Should be at the bottom of the page
 * Does not need to be centered
 * Should be at least .5 inches from the bottom of page
 * Same font as the text that's used in articles
 * Must be a contrasting color from background