Num lock. The Num Lock key exists because earlier 84-key IBM PC keyboards did not have cursor control or arrows separate from the numeric keypad. Most earlier computer keyboards had separate number keys and cursor control keys; however, to reduce cost, IBM chose to combine the two in their early PC keyboards.
The most common rule. The most common and frequently used rule for writing numbers in APA style is determined by whether the number is under 10. All those numbers should be written out in word form, such as four or seven. A number 10 and above is written as a numeral, such as 10, 17, 233.
In this lesson we'll take a look at the number format called General. The General format is Excel's default format for all cells. In a new worksheet, all cells have this format. Let's take a look. The General format has just two basic rules. The first rule is that if a number contains decimal places, they will be displayed up to the number that fits inside the column.