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Doug Robbins - Word MVP
 
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Default Accounting Format

In case you have any negative numbers, you probably want:

{=SUM(ABOVE) \# "$[tab]#,##0.00[space];$[tab](#,##0.00)"}

I am not sure if the [space] will work. It's an attempt to line up the
decimal points with positive and negative numbers.

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"ivory_kitten" wrote in message
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Yes thanks! I don't know why it was doing it!

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

Yes,

{=SUM(ABOVE) \# "$[tab]#,##0.00;($#,##0.00)"}

with a tab space inserted where [tab] appears above works for me.
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"ivory_kitten" wrote in message
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Can you do this within a field? My field keeps putting in 2 tabs even
though
i only have one tab marker!?

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

Put a Right Aligned Tab Stop in the cells and then insert a tab space
between the $ and the # in the formatting switch. You will of course
need
to use Ctrl+tab to insert the tab spaces if the field is in a table
cell.

Note, you can't use a Decimal Tab Stop in this situation.

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Hope this helps.

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"MJones" wrote in message
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Hi,

I've placed a formula in a cell, but the dollar sign shows directly
to
the
left of the number. I choose the option $#,##0.00;($#,##0.00).

Is there a way to use the Excel type accounting format where there
are
spaces between the dollar sign and the numbers so the dollar signs
line
up
evenly against the left side of the cell?

Thanks,

Michele