Please note:
Cutter for 2nd letter | Cuttering for numerals | |
Cutter for expansion (3rd letter, etc.) |
Type of initial letter | Position | Letter and numerical value |
After initial vowels | ||
for 2nd letter: | b d l-m n p r s-t u-y | |
use number: | 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | |
After initial S | ||
for 2nd letter: | a ch e h-i m-p t u w-z | |
use number: | 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | |
After initial Qu | ||
for 3rd letter: | a e i o r t y | |
use number: | 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | |
For initial Qa-Qt | ||
for 2nd letter: | a-t | |
use numbers: | 2-29 | |
After other initial consonants (i.e., not S or Q) | ||
for 2nd letter: | a e i o r u y | |
use number: | 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 |
Cutter for expansion (3rd letter, etc.)
For expansion | (3rd letter, etc.) | Letter and numerical value |
for letter: | a-d e-h i-l m-o p-s t-v w-z | |
use number | 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 |
Use .A12-.A19.
(The only exception to using this span occurs under class numbers that use .A5 for documents; in the latter case, file cutters for numerals to be as close after .A5 as possible.)
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