--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Numerical_Response_Format.tex 2002/07/05 16:12:31 1.1
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Numerical_Response_Format.tex 2013/08/27 18:51:40 1.5
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+\label{Numerical_Response_Format}
You can format the number displayed by the computer as the
answer. For instance, if the answer is one-third, the computer will display
that it computed {}``.333333333'' as the answer. If you'd like to shorten
that, you can use the \textbf{Format} field. Format strings like {}``2E''
(without the quotes) will display three significant digits in scientific
notation. Format strings like {}``2f'' will display two digits after the
-decimal point.
+decimal point. Format strings like {}``2s'' will round a number to
+2 significant digits. For a summary of numerical format statements, see the
+\texttt{num} tag item in the Output Tags section (\ref{Authoring_Output_Tags}).