There are two ways to do this - the first is\covered in the Excel data
section of http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_lab...th_word_xp.htm , but
the simpler method is to add a formatting switch to the field
http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm which in this instance
would be

\# ",0.00;(,0.00)"


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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Omega Linda wrote:
I was just upgraded to windows XP. When I am in a word doc and
perform a mail merge, I select the existing Excel spreadsheet and
merge. What comes thru is the whole value of my cells...for instance
-3108.1355 when in Excel I have it formatted to be (3,108.14). I
need the proper two decimal place number with the parenthesis to
appear on my mail merge.