There are three types of formatting that can be applied to drivers:

  1. Global formatting → Applies to all drivers across Runway.
  2. Data formatting → Controls how a specific driver’s values are displayed (e.g., number format, date format, precision, currency).
  3. Display formatting → Controls how a specific driver appears in driver table blocks (e.g., color, text style, name format).

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Global formatting

Global formatting settings apply to all drivers in Runway across every page. These settings can be found in Settings → General and control the following defaults:

  • Currency format → Set to USD by default, but can be changed.
  • Negative number display → Defaults to using a negative sign (e.g., -1000), but can be switched to parentheses (e.g., (1000)).
  • Number precision → Defaults to using up to two decimal places for values that include decimals.

These settings ensure consistency across all drivers while allowing customization as needed.

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Data formatting

Data formatting determines how a specific driver’s values (numbers or dates) appear across all tables, including both driver tables and database tables.

To adjust data formatting, right-click on a numeric driver in a table and use the options:

  • Format — Drivers can be formatted as:
    • Automatic → Attempts to infer the best display format based on the driver’s formula. (e.g., If an input is a percentage, the result will also be formatted as a percentage.)
    • Currency → Displays values in the selected currency.
    • Number → Shows numbers with decimal precision.
    • Integer → Displays whole numbers only (no decimals).
    • Percentage → Formats the value as a percentage.
  • Currency — Available when the Currency format is selected. Options include:
    • US Dollars (USD)
    • Australian Dollars (AUD)
    • Canadian Dollars (CAD)
    • Euros (EUR)
    • British Pounds (GBP)
    • Indian Rupees (INR)
    • Japanese Yen (JPY)
    • New Zealand Dollars (NZD)
  • Precision → can set numeric drivers to display between 0 and 5 decimal places for better control over rounding and accuracy.

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Display formatting

The display formatting of a driver applies globally across all driver table blocks, ensuring consistency wherever the driver appears. However, these settings do not affect databases.

The following options control how drivers are visually presented:

  • Background color — Changes the driver row’s background color. Options include:
    • Default (white)
    • Grey
    • Green
    • Yellow
    • Red
  • Text style — Adjusts how the driver name and values are displayed:
    • Bold
    • Strikethrough
    • Underline
    • Multiple styles can be applied at once.
  • Indent / Outdent — Adjusts the indentation of the driver for better organization and readability.
  • Hide driver name, Hide segment, and Segment style — These options apply to drivers with dimensions. You can read more about dimensions here. (LINK: coming soon)
  • Cell-specific styling — You can also apply background and text formatting to specific month values within a table. To do this, right-click a month’s value and apply the desired style.

Here’s an overview of the available formatting options, categorized as above, as they appear in a driver table: