[Graham Mayor]

{=B5*C5 \# $,0.00} has a somewhat more elegant formatting switch and will do
the same job

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Pesach Shelnitz wrote:
Hi,

Since this question was asked in the Tables newsgroup, I would just
add that the formula field mentioned by Graham can also be used
within a table to display the result of a calculation on numbers in a
table as well as bookmarked numbers. For example, if the number 25
appears in the second column in the fifth row (cell B5) and $41.36
appears in the thrid column in the same row (cell C5), you can
display the result of multiplying these two numbers in currency
format in any other cell in the table, for example, in the fourth
column of the same row, by inserting the formula field {=B5*C5 \#
$##,##0.00} in the cell. Note that you do not type the curly brackets
({}) for field codes. Instead, select whatever is to be enclosed by
them, press Ctrl+F9, and then press F9.

The formula field is actually documented in the Word 2007 online help
at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/wo...387981033.aspx.


It depends where the number has come from. There is no way to
automatically format typed numbers as currency on the fly in any
Word version. You would need a field e.g. to turn 1034 into $10.34
you would need a calculation field { =1034 / 100 \# "$,0.00" }. If
you need typed numbers formatted as currency then it is quicker
simply to type them as such.

or you could select the number and use a macro - in this instance

Dim rNum As Range
Set rNum = Selection.Range
If IsNumeric(rNum.Text) = False Then
MsgBox "No number selected", vbInformation, "Error"
Exit Sub
End If
rNum.Fields.Add rNum, wdFieldExpression, rNum.Text & " /100 \#
$,0.00", False

http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Help with Word 2007 wrote:
I have searched high and low in the useless Microsoft online help in
2007 for basic formatting functionality that appears to be very well
hidden. Can someone please let me know if they have found any, eg
commas, numbers into currency, etc.

thanks


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