[onebodaciousbabe03]

I can't figure out how to get the amount to be for example $12.45 and not
$12.02340923. Other questions like this say to look at
http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm, but I'm not that high-tech
and I don't understand the explanation on the site. Any easy hints on how to
fix this? Thanks in advance.

[Graham Mayor]

If you insert a merge field in a document it will appear as

fieldname
Press ALT+F9
It will change to
{ Mergefield fieldname }
Add the switch \# "$,0.00" before the end bracket
Press F9 to update
Press ALT+F9 to restore the original view.
Alternatively press CTRL+F9 to create field brackets {} and type the rest.
This will be necessary for some of the more complex field layouts shown on
my web page.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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



onebodaciousbabe03 wrote:
I can't figure out how to get the amount to be for example $12.45 and
not $12.02340923. Other questions like this say to look at
http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm, but I'm not that
high-tech and I don't understand the explanation on the site. Any
easy hints on how to fix this? Thanks in advance.

[bfonoimoana]

This has worked for me every other time I've tried, but today when I press
ALT F9 the only thing that happens is the file tab gets highlighted. Any
help with this?

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

If you insert a merge field in a document it will appear as

fieldname
Press ALT+F9
It will change to
{ Mergefield fieldname }
Add the switch \# "$,0.00" before the end bracket
Press F9 to update
Press ALT+F9 to restore the original view.
Alternatively press CTRL+F9 to create field brackets {} and type the rest.
This will be necessary for some of the more complex field layouts shown on
my web page.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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



onebodaciousbabe03 wrote:
I can't figure out how to get the amount to be for example $12.45 and
not $12.02340923. Other questions like this say to look at
http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm, but I'm not that
high-tech and I don't understand the explanation on the site. Any
easy hints on how to fix this? Thanks in advance.

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

You are holding down the Alt key and then pressing F (and maybe also 9)
rather than the Function Key F9.

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

"bfonoimoana" wrote in message
news
This has worked for me every other time I've tried, but today when I press
ALT F9 the only thing that happens is the file tab gets highlighted. Any
help with this?

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

If you insert a merge field in a document it will appear as

fieldname
Press ALT+F9
It will change to
{ Mergefield fieldname }
Add the switch \# "$,0.00" before the end bracket
Press F9 to update
Press ALT+F9 to restore the original view.
Alternatively press CTRL+F9 to create field brackets {} and type the
rest.
This will be necessary for some of the more complex field layouts shown
on
my web page.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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



onebodaciousbabe03 wrote:
I can't figure out how to get the amount to be for example $12.45 and
not $12.02340923. Other questions like this say to look at
http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm, but I'm not that
high-tech and I don't understand the explanation on the site. Any
easy hints on how to fix this? Thanks in advance.