Numbers and formulae

Numbers

Write numbers less than 10 as a word (eg, one, two, three, etc.)

Except:

• Tables or figures (eg, Figure 1 … )
• Measurements (eg, 3 km)
• Statistical values (eg, p = 0.001)
• Sentences beginning with numbers (eg, Three kilometres further north ... ; Seventy samples were used ... )

Formulae

Much of the non-text scientific symbology (eg, ∆, º, √, and ±) can be inserted in Word (Insert > Symbol). Newer versions of Word also have an equation editor (Insert > Equation).