How to write serial numbers rapidly.

[Dennis Zambataro]

These come in handy when writing long Bates numbers as well as product serial numbers.   This is an invention of my own.  I've shared it at seminars with Eclipse instructors, so you might have picked this up from one of them before.    These are major stroke savers.  It allows you to write a number like this 00002000 in just two strokes, leaving less room for error. 

 

While the fingering requires a little extra dexterity, it gives you the time to focus on more precise stroking.

 

You must hit the number bar with all strokes below:

Multiple zeros.  

2 zeros:     0u = 00

3 zeros:     ous= 000

4 zeros:    ousz=0000

 

10u=    100

10us=  1000

10usz= 10000

(ditto 2, 3, 4, 5)

 

 

 

[kathy - iamwrdsmth]

this is how I do the years:

TWOU/ 2000
TWUPB/ 2001

TKWAOU/ 2002
TWRAOE/ 2003

TWOUR/ 2004

TWAOEUF/  2005

TWEFPL/ 2006
TWEFPB/ 2007    OR  TWEFRPB - 2007
TWAET/ 2008

TWAOEUPB/  2009

twine = TWAO*EUPB

TWAEPB/ 2010

TWHREFRPB/ 2011
TWAEFL/ 2012
TW-RT/ 2013

TW-FRT/ 2014
TW-FP/ 2015
TW-FPL/ 2016
TWAFRPB/ 2017
TWAEPBT/ 2019
TWEURT/ 2030

[kathy - iamwrdsmth]

TWOU/ 2000
TWUPB/ 2001

TKWAOU/ 2002
TWRAOE/ 2003

TWOUR/ 2004

TWAOEUF/  2005

TWEFPL/ 2006
TWEFPB/ 2007    OR  TWEFRPB - 2007
TWAET/ 2008

TWAOEUPB/  2009

twine = TWAO*EUPB

TWAEPB/ 2010

TWHREFRPB/ 2011
TWAEFL/ 2012
TW-RT/ 2013

TW-FRT/ 2014
TW-FP/ 2015
TW-FPL/ 2016
TWAFRPB/ 2017
TWAEPBT/ 2019
TWEURT/ 2030

[Janiece Young]

Great tip!!!