The pound sign (#) is NOT to be used in any data field. It is a formatting command.
Punctuation is not to be used in any data field, except prefix and suffix fields.
All data entered into a data field should be typed using title case (uppercase and lowercase letters) using standard capitalization rules. Never use all uppercase or all lowercase letters.
Abbreviations are often used when entering data. If you are in doubt about an abbreviation, spell the word out rather than abbreviate.
Never make a change to an employee/student/vendor record without referring to changes.htm