I have to type large numbers into a Word table. Is there a way in Word to
either format the table cells so a comma is automatically inserted at the
thousands position? If not, is there a ~recommended and feasible~ way to
map a comma onto the 10-key portion of my keyboard?

Thank you.
Ed

ALT + 044 will give you a comma, if that's any help to you.
--
Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"Ed" wrote:

I have to type large numbers into a Word table. Is there a way in Word to
either format the table cells so a comma is automatically inserted at the
thousands position? If not, is there a ~recommended and feasible~ way to
map a comma onto the 10-key portion of my keyboard?

Thank you.
Ed

Hard to do one-handed.
Ed

"Carol" wrote in message
...
ALT + 044 will give you a comma, if that's any help to you.
--
Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"Ed" wrote:

I have to type large numbers into a Word table. Is there a way in Word
to
either format the table cells so a comma is automatically inserted at the
thousands position? If not, is there a ~recommended and feasible~ way to
map a comma onto the 10-key portion of my keyboard?

Thank you.
Ed

You can assign a comma to a key, for example the * key on the number
pad.

Open a document based on the template in which you want to store this
customization. Then run the following macro (it only needs to be run
once, and the template then needs to be saved):

Sub AssignCommaToNumPadStar()
CustomizationContext = ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate
KeyBindings.Add KeyCategory:=wdKeyCategorySymbol, _
Command:=",", _
KeyCode:=BuildKeyCode(wdKeyNumericMultiply)
End Sub

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
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On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:30:25 -0700, "Ed"
wrote:

I have to type large numbers into a Word table. Is there a way in Word to
either format the table cells so a comma is automatically inserted at the
thousands position? If not, is there a ~recommended and feasible~ way to
map a comma onto the 10-key portion of my keyboard?

Thank you.
Ed

Thank you, Jay! I appreciate this. I thought I might have to reassign a
key permanently through Windows - but this can be done isolated to a certain
Word template? That's great!
Ed

"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
You can assign a comma to a key, for example the * key on the number
pad.

Open a document based on the template in which you want to store this
customization. Then run the following macro (it only needs to be run
once, and the template then needs to be saved):

Sub AssignCommaToNumPadStar()
CustomizationContext = ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate
KeyBindings.Add KeyCategory:=wdKeyCategorySymbol, _
Command:=",", _
KeyCode:=BuildKeyCode(wdKeyNumericMultiply)
End Sub

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:30:25 -0700, "Ed"
wrote:

I have to type large numbers into a Word table. Is there a way in Word to
either format the table cells so a comma is automatically inserted at the
thousands position? If not, is there a ~recommended and feasible~ way to
map a comma onto the 10-key portion of my keyboard?

Thank you.
Ed