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I am so frustrated. I am creating a form and I want to force a phone number
format. Easy in Excel but cannot find it anywhere in word 2007. Please help
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Default user form - format a phone number word 2007

Use the VBA Format function

Format(1234567890, "(###) ###-####")

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(123) 456-7890

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I am so frustrated. I am creating a form and I want to force a phone
number
format. Easy in Excel but cannot find it anywhere in word 2007. Please
help
Thanks

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Default user form - format a phone number word 2007

Use the VBA Format function

Format(1234567890, "(###) ###-####")

will return

(123) 456-7890

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Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

"Dcook" wrote in message
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I am so frustrated. I am creating a form and I want to force a phone
number
format. Easy in Excel but cannot find it anywhere in word 2007. Please
help
Thanks

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