Write the physical dimensions of a page or an object by using the word “by” and not multiplication sign or the letter “x”.
Recommended practice: write out bits openly as in “123 kbits” to differentiate it from “bytes.”ġ Mbits Physical Dimensions and Screen Resolution If in doubt, you can safely assume that 1 Byte is 8 bits. That’s why it does not make sense to talk about “bit size” (it’s always 1 digit) but makes perfect sense to refer to “byte size” (since the number of bits in a byte differs from one application to another).
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Leave one space between a number and its unit and do not italicize the unit abbreviation.Ī bit is the abbreviation of “binary digit” and its value is either one (1) or zero (0).Ī byte, on the other hand, means “a collection of bits” and is used to code alphanumeric characters.
To insert a non-breaking space in MS Word (Windows PC), press Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar. It makes sense to keep a number and its unit together, at all times. Why? If you write measurements this way and if your number ends up at the end of a line, the measurement will not appear all alone in the beginning of the next line. Only “in” for inch takes a period afterward, in order to differentiate it from the preposition “in.” Others don’t.ġ lb Non-breaking space in between a number and the measurement unit No period after abbreviations, except one No comma for addresses, decimal fractions, and page numbers.Physical Dimensions and Screen Resolution.Non-breaking space in between a number and the measurement unit.No period after abbreviations, except one.