[Tamir]

Thank you,
Works like a charm :-)
Tamir


"macropod" wrote in message
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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
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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