#### 15.7.7 Table Formatting ¶

    /FORMAT
        [MINCOLWIDTH={DEFAULT | width}]
        [MAXCOLWIDTH={DEFAULT | width}]
        [UNITS={POINTS | INCHES | CM}]
        [EMPTY={ZERO | BLANK | string}]
        [MISSING=string]

The `FORMAT` subcommand, which must precede the first `TABLE` subcommand, controls formatting for all the output tables. `FORMAT` and all of its settings are optional.

Use `MINCOLWIDTH` and `MAXCOLWIDTH` to control the minimum or maximum width of columns in output tables. By default, with `DEFAULT`, column width varies based on content. Otherwise, specify a number for either or both of these settings. If both are specified, `MAXCOLWIDTH` must be greater than or equal to `MINCOLWIDTH`. The default unit, or with `UNITS=POINTS`, is points (1/72 inch), or specify `UNITS=INCHES` to use inches or `UNITS=CM` for centimeters. PSPP does not currently honor any of these settings.

By default, or with `EMPTY=ZERO`, zero values are displayed in their usual format. Use `EMPTY=BLANK` to use an empty cell instead, or `EMPTY="string"` to use the specified string.

By default, missing values are displayed as ‘`.`’, the same as in other tables. Specify `MISSING="string"` to instead use a custom string.