diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cf40ef32df..ebb0123296 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     "node-bourbon": "^4.2.3",
     "node-sass": "^4.9.2",
     "painterro": "^0.2.65",
-    "printj": "^1.1.0",
+    "printj": "^1.2.1",
     "raw-loader": "^0.5.1",
     "request": "^2.69.0",
     "split": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/src/adapter/views/TypeInspectorViewProvider.js b/src/adapter/views/TypeInspectorViewProvider.js
index 1597555fcc..5a1d832106 100644
--- a/src/adapter/views/TypeInspectorViewProvider.js
+++ b/src/adapter/views/TypeInspectorViewProvider.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ define([
             cssClass: representation.cssClass,
             description: representation.description,
             canView: function (selection) {
-                if (selection.length === 0 || selection[0].length === 0) {
+                if (selection.length !== 1 || selection[0].length === 0) {
                     return false;
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/displayLayout/AlphanumericFormatViewProvider.js b/src/plugins/displayLayout/AlphanumericFormatViewProvider.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d42572857
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/displayLayout/AlphanumericFormatViewProvider.js
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Open MCT, Copyright (c) 2014-2018, United States Government
+ * as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
+ * Administration. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Open MCT is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * Open MCT includes source code licensed under additional open source
+ * licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
+ * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
+ * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+define([
+    './components/AlphanumericFormatView.vue',
+    'vue'
+], function (AlphanumericFormatView, Vue) {
+
+    function AlphanumericFormatViewProvider(openmct, options) {
+        function isTelemetryObject(selectionPath) {
+            let selectedObject = selectionPath[0].context.item;
+            let parentObject = selectionPath[1].context.item;
+            return parentObject && 
+                parentObject.type === 'layout' &&
+                selectedObject &&
+                openmct.telemetry.isTelemetryObject(selectedObject) &&
+                !options.showAsView.includes(selectedObject.type)
+        }
+
+        return {
+            key: 'alphanumeric-format',
+            name: 'Alphanumeric Format',
+            canView: function (selection) {
+                if (selection.length === 0 || selection[0].length === 1) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                return selection.every(isTelemetryObject);
+            },
+            view: function (selection) {
+                let component;
+                return {
+                    show: function (element) {
+                        component = new Vue({
+                            provide: {
+                                openmct
+                            },
+                            components: {
+                                AlphanumericFormatView: AlphanumericFormatView.default
+                            },
+                            template: '<alphanumeric-format-view></alphanumeric-format-view>',
+                            el: element
+                        });
+                    },
+                    destroy: function () {
+                        component.$destroy();
+                        component = undefined;
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            priority: function () {
+                return 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return AlphanumericFormatViewProvider;
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/AlphanumericFormatView.vue b/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/AlphanumericFormatView.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fbe05b12d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/AlphanumericFormatView.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Open MCT, Copyright (c) 2014-2018, United States Government
+ * as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
+ * Administration. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Open MCT is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * Open MCT includes source code licensed under additional open source
+ * licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
+ * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
+ * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+<template>
+    <div class="c-properties" v-if="isEditing">
+        <div class="c-properties__header">Alphanumeric Format</div>
+        <ul class="c-properties__section">
+            <li class="c-properties__row">
+                <div class="c-properties__label" title="Printf formatting for the selected telemetry">
+                    <label for="telemetryPrintfFormat">Format</label>
+                </div>
+                <div class="c-properties__value">
+                    <input id="telemetryPrintfFormat"
+                        type="text"
+                        @change="formatTelemetry"
+                        :value="telemetryFormat"
+                        :placeholder="nonMixedFormat ? '' : 'Mixed'"
+                    >
+                </div>
+            </li>
+        </ul>
+    </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+    export default {
+        inject: ['openmct'],
+        data() {
+            let selectionPath = this.openmct.selection.get()[0];
+            return {
+                isEditing: this.openmct.editor.isEditing(),
+                telemetryFormat: undefined,
+                nonMixedFormat: false
+            }
+        },
+        methods: {
+            toggleEdit(isEditing) {
+                this.isEditing = isEditing;
+            },
+            formatTelemetry(event) {
+                let newFormat = event.currentTarget.value;
+                this.openmct.selection.get().forEach(selectionPath => {
+                    selectionPath[0].context.updateTelemetryFormat(newFormat);    
+                });
+                this.telemetryFormat = newFormat;
+            },
+            handleSelection(selection) {
+                if (selection.length === 0 || selection[0].length < 2) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                let format = selection[0][0].context.layoutItem.format;
+                this.nonMixedFormat = selection.every(selectionPath => {
+                    return selectionPath[0].context.layoutItem.format === format;
+                });
+
+                this.telemetryFormat = this.nonMixedFormat ? format : '';
+            }
+        },
+        mounted() {
+            this.openmct.editor.on('isEditing', this.toggleEdit);
+            this.openmct.selection.on('change', this.handleSelection);
+            this.handleSelection(this.openmct.selection.get());
+        },
+        destroyed() {
+            this.openmct.editor.off('isEditing', this.toggleEdit);
+            this.openmct.selection.off('change', this.handleSelection);
+        }
+    }
+
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/DisplayLayout.vue b/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/DisplayLayout.vue
index cf9cca1023..9ada735b31 100644
--- a/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/DisplayLayout.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/DisplayLayout.vue
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@
                    :multiSelect="selectedLayoutItems.length > 1"
                    @move="move"
                    @endMove="endMove"
-                   @endLineResize='endLineResize'>
+                   @endLineResize='endLineResize'
+                   @formatChanged='updateTelemetryFormat'>
         </component>
         <edit-marquee v-if='showMarquee'
                       :gridSize="gridSize"
@@ -557,6 +558,11 @@
                     this.layoutItems.splice(itemIndex, 1);
                     this.layoutItems.splice(newIndex, 0, items[itemIndex]);
                 }
+            },
+            updateTelemetryFormat(item, format) {
+                let index = _.findIndex(this.layoutItems, item);
+                item.format = format;
+                this.mutate(`configuration.items[${index}]`, item);
             }
         },
         mounted() {
diff --git a/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/TelemetryView.vue b/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/TelemetryView.vue
index a1c5297d66..7afa161634 100644
--- a/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/TelemetryView.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/TelemetryView.vue
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 
  <script>
     import LayoutFrame from './LayoutFrame.vue'
+    import printj from 'printj'
 
     const DEFAULT_TELEMETRY_DIMENSIONS = [10, 5],
           DEFAULT_POSITION = [1, 1];
@@ -143,6 +144,10 @@
                     return;
                 }
 
+                if (this.item.format) {
+                    return printj.sprintf(this.item.format, this.datum[this.valueMetadata.key]);
+                }
+
                 return this.valueFormatter && this.valueFormatter.format(this.datum);
             },
             telemetryClass() {
@@ -168,6 +173,9 @@
                 }
 
                 this.context.index = newIndex;
+            },
+            item(newItem) {
+                this.context.layoutItem = newItem;
             }
         },
         methods: {
@@ -219,10 +227,14 @@
                 this.context = {
                     item: domainObject,
                     layoutItem: this.item,
-                    index: this.index
+                    index: this.index,
+                    updateTelemetryFormat: this.updateTelemetryFormat
                 };
                 this.removeSelectable = this.openmct.selection.selectable(
                     this.$el, this.context, this.initSelect);
+            },
+            updateTelemetryFormat(format) {
+                this.$emit('formatChanged', this.item, format);
             }
         },
         mounted() {
diff --git a/src/plugins/displayLayout/plugin.js b/src/plugins/displayLayout/plugin.js
index 55c9096752..dd26e5f59d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/displayLayout/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/displayLayout/plugin.js
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import Vue from 'vue'
 import objectUtils from '../../api/objects/object-utils.js'
 import DisplayLayoutType from './DisplayLayoutType.js'
 import DisplayLayoutToolbar from './DisplayLayoutToolbar.js'
+import AlphaNumericFormatViewProvider from './AlphaNumericFormatViewProvider.js'
+
 export default function DisplayLayoutPlugin(options) {
     return function (openmct) {
         openmct.objectViews.addProvider({
@@ -76,7 +78,8 @@ export default function DisplayLayoutPlugin(options) {
             }
         });
         openmct.types.addType('layout', DisplayLayoutType());
-        openmct.toolbars.addProvider(new DisplayLayoutToolbar(openmct));
+        openmct.toolbars.addProvider(new DisplayLayoutToolbar(openmct, options));
+        openmct.inspectorViews.addProvider(new AlphaNumericFormatViewProvider(openmct, options));
         openmct.composition.addPolicy((parent, child) => {
             if (parent.type === 'layout' && child.type === 'folder') {
                 return false;
diff --git a/src/plugins/telemetryTable/TableConfigurationViewProvider.js b/src/plugins/telemetryTable/TableConfigurationViewProvider.js
index 354275a3d9..a633685acf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/telemetryTable/TableConfigurationViewProvider.js
+++ b/src/plugins/telemetryTable/TableConfigurationViewProvider.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ define([
             key: 'table-configuration',
             name: 'Telemetry Table Configuration',
             canView: function (selection) {
-                if (selection.length === 0 || selection[0].length === 0) {
+                if (selection.length !== 1 || selection[0].length === 0) {
                     return false;
                 }
                 let object = selection[0][0].context.item;
diff --git a/src/ui/inspector/InspectorViews.vue b/src/ui/inspector/InspectorViews.vue
index 04fb083b78..d3b486d9c2 100644
--- a/src/ui/inspector/InspectorViews.vue
+++ b/src/ui/inspector/InspectorViews.vue
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ import _ from 'lodash';
         },
         methods: {
             updateSelection(selection) {
-                if (_.isEqual(this.selection, selection)) {
-                    return;
-                }
-
                 this.selection = selection;
 
                 if (this.selectedViews) {
@@ -38,10 +34,6 @@ import _ from 'lodash';
                     this.$el.innerHTML = '';
                 }
 
-                if (selection.length > 1) {
-                    return;
-                }
-
                 this.selectedViews = this.openmct.inspectorViews.get(selection);
                 this.selectedViews.forEach(selectedView => {
                     let viewContainer = document.createElement('div');
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 524890d3a1..461931284a 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const webpackConfig = {
             "bourbon": "bourbon.scss",
             "vue": path.join(__dirname, "node_modules/vue/dist/vue.js"),
             "d3-scale": path.join(__dirname, "node_modules/d3-scale/build/d3-scale.min.js"),
+            "printj": path.join(__dirname, "node_modules/printj/dist/printj.min.js"),
             "styles": path.join(__dirname, "src/styles-new")
         }
     },