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Mail Merge Switch
Perfect. Much Thanks!
"macropod" wrote:
Hi Steve,
To control number & currency formatting in Word, add a numeric picture switch to the mergefield. To do this:
.. select the field;
.. press Shift-F9 to reveal the field coding. It should look something like {MERGEFIELD MyData};
.. edit the field so that you get {MERGEFIELD MyData \# $,0.00} (or whatever other numeric format you prefer - see below);
.. position the cursor anywhere in this field and press F9 to update it.
Note: The '\# $,0.00' in the field is referred to as a numeric picture switch. Other possibilities include:
.. \# 0 for rounded whole numbers
.. \# ,0 for rounded whole numbers with a thousands separator
.. \# ,0.00 for numbers accurate to two decimal places, with a thousands separator
.. \# $,0 for rounded whole dollars with a thousands separator
.. \# $,0.00;($,0.00);'-' for currency, with brackets around negative numbers and a hyphen for 0 values
The precision of the displayed value is controlled by the '0.00'. You can use anything from '0' to '0.000000000000000'.
If you use a final ';' in the formatting switch with nothing following, (eg \# $,0.00;($,0.00) zero values will be suppressed.
Note that this suppresses 0s resulting from empty fields and from fields containing 0s.
To control percentage formatting in Word, you need to add a formula and numeric picture switch to the mergefield. To do this:
.. select your mergefield, which will look something like «Percent»;
.. press Ctrl-F9 to wrap another field around it, thus { «Percent» };
.. edit the field so that you get {=«Percent»*100 \# 0.00%};
.. position the cursor anywhere in this field and press F9 to update it.
When you're done, run your mailmerge.
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Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]
"Steve C" wrote in message ...
Hello,
I'm using the following switch for numeric fields in my mail merge, but i
also need one for currency ($) & percentages (%). Are there switches for
these as well?
{MERGEFIELD "field" \# 0.00 }.
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