I am using Word 2003 on Windows XP in English (UK) Regional Settings. I
changed the defaults in Regional Settings as my first step in accomplishing
my requirements in Word Tables. This is where it was changed it for Lotus
and Word Perfect programs. However, this does not seem to work for any
version of Word. I work for an accounting firm and use tables for
calculations within word documents.

"Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote:

Hi ?B?Tmlja3l2YW4=?=,

I want to set up a number format to use commas as separators and parenthases
(instead of minus sign) as default, i.e. (1,200,000).

1. Which version of Word?

2. Which version of Windows?

3. Which regional (country) settings do you have defined in Windows?

4. In what context are you wanting to use numbers formatted in this manner? In
calculations? Formfields? something else?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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