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Formating fields in mail merge
Hi,
When doing a mail merge (using excel 2003 as my data base) I lose the comma of the thousands. How can I format the mail merge field? Are there formating switches? Thank you, Tamir |
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Answer: Formating fields in mail merge
Hi Tamir,
Yes, there are formatting switches that you can use to format the mail merge fields. To format the field to include the comma for thousands, you can use the following switch:
The \# symbol in the switch represents the number format. In this case, "#,##0.00" means that the number should be formatted with a comma for thousands and two decimal places.
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Formating fields in mail merge
Hi Tamir,
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; .. run your mailmerge. 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. -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Tamir" wrote in message ... Hi, When doing a mail merge (using excel 2003 as my data base) I lose the comma of the thousands. How can I format the mail merge field? Are there formating switches? Thank you, Tamir |
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Formating fields in mail merge
Hi Tamir,
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; .. run your mailmerge. 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. -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Tamir" wrote in message ... Hi, When doing a mail merge (using excel 2003 as my data base) I lose the comma of the thousands. How can I format the mail merge field? Are there formating switches? Thank you, Tamir |
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Formating fields in mail merge
Thank you,
Works like a charm :-) Tamir "macropod" wrote in message ... Hi Tamir, 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; . run your mailmerge. 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. -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Tamir" wrote in message ... Hi, When doing a mail merge (using excel 2003 as my data base) I lose the comma of the thousands. How can I format the mail merge field? Are there formating switches? Thank you, Tamir |
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Formating fields in mail merge
Thank you,
Works like a charm :-) Tamir "macropod" wrote in message ... Hi Tamir, 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; . run your mailmerge. 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. -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Tamir" wrote in message ... Hi, When doing a mail merge (using excel 2003 as my data base) I lose the comma of the thousands. How can I format the mail merge field? Are there formating switches? Thank you, Tamir |
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Formating fields in mail merge
עפ"י שמך א*י מרשה לעצמי לצאת מ*ק' ה*חה שאתה קורא גם עברית - ולכן אעצתי לך
לבדוק דרך *וספת, שלדעתי, הי*ה פשוטה מאד: בגיליון ה'אקסל' - לצד ה*תו*ים המספריים - פתח עמודת עזר והצג בה את המספרים בעזרת הפו*קציה: FIXED או: TAXT. **יח שבתא A1 הקלדת: 123,456,789.45 בתא B1 הקלד: (2,Fixed(A1= [ה-2 מציין 2 ספרות עשרו*יות] או: ("##.#,#",Text(A1= כעת - כל ש*ותר לך הוא להפ*ות את המיזוג לתאים אלה. והמשך/י, *א, לקרוא את השורה הבאה: *********** אם תגובתי עזרה לחץ/י, *א, על כן בפס האופקי התחתון! *********** מיכאל אבידן מ*הל פורום "אופיס" ב"תפוז" [Microsoft" Most Valuable Professional [MVP" "Tamir": Thank you, Works like a charm :-) Tamir "macropod" wrote in message ... Hi Tamir, 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; . run your mailmerge. 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. -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Tamir" wrote in message ... Hi, When doing a mail merge (using excel 2003 as my data base) I lose the comma of the thousands. How can I format the mail merge field? Are there formating switches? Thank you, Tamir . |
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Formating fields in mail merge
עפ"י שמך א*י מרשה לעצמי לצאת מ*ק' ה*חה שאתה קורא גם עברית - ולכן אעצתי לך
לבדוק דרך *וספת, שלדעתי, הי*ה פשוטה מאד: בגיליון ה'אקסל' - לצד ה*תו*ים המספריים - פתח עמודת עזר והצג בה את המספרים בעזרת הפו*קציה: FIXED או: TAXT. **יח שבתא A1 הקלדת: 123,456,789.45 בתא B1 הקלד: (2,Fixed(A1= [ה-2 מציין 2 ספרות עשרו*יות] או: ("##.#,#",Text(A1= כעת - כל ש*ותר לך הוא להפ*ות את המיזוג לתאים אלה. והמשך/י, *א, לקרוא את השורה הבאה: *********** אם תגובתי עזרה לחץ/י, *א, על כן בפס האופקי התחתון! *********** מיכאל אבידן מ*הל פורום "אופיס" ב"תפוז" [Microsoft" Most Valuable Professional [MVP" "Tamir": Thank you, Works like a charm :-) Tamir "macropod" wrote in message ... Hi Tamir, 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; . run your mailmerge. 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. -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Tamir" wrote in message ... Hi, When doing a mail merge (using excel 2003 as my data base) I lose the comma of the thousands. How can I format the mail merge field? Are there formating switches? Thank you, Tamir . |
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First you select all data than press shift plus f9 and select you get mail merge put a mouse cursor on data in press f9 and run mail merge you got your answer.
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Formating fields in mail merge
Hi dhaval,
I don't think so. How is that supposed to correct the formatting? -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "dhaval" wrote in message ... First you select all data than press shift plus f9 and select you get mail merge put a mouse cursor on data in press f9 and run mail merge you got your answer. -- dhaval |
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Formating fields in mail merge
Hi dhaval,
I don't think so. How is that supposed to correct the formatting? -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "dhaval" wrote in message ... First you select all data than press shift plus f9 and select you get mail merge put a mouse cursor on data in press f9 and run mail merge you got your answer. -- dhaval |
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