You need a "numeric picture switch." See this topic in help or
http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm
Thanks but that (the linked webpage) looks like pretty heavy-duty reading.
Isn't there a more simple way of selecting these options for number formats?
I mean, this is not anything arcane -- wanting 'thousands' numbers to include
commas, and 'decimal places' to display two numbers right of the decimal
point (even if the rightmost number is a zero).