[Shey]

I tried the various merge field suggestions but still cannot get the merge
field to display as %. I would like it to display 77% not .77%.
Thanks.

[Peter Jamieson]

You probably need to multiply your number by 100.

e.g.

instead of { MERGEFIELD mypercentage }

use

{ ={ MERGEFIELD mypercentage }*100 \#0% }

All the {} have to be the special field braces that you can insert using
ctrl-F9, not the ordinary characters you can type on the keyboard.

Peter Jamieson

"Shey" wrote in message
...
I tried the various merge field suggestions but still cannot get the merge
field to display as %. I would like it to display 77% not .77%.
Thanks.

[Shey]

how exactly do you insert the special field braces?

"Peter Jamieson" wrote:

You probably need to multiply your number by 100.

e.g.

instead of { MERGEFIELD mypercentage }

use

{ ={ MERGEFIELD mypercentage }*100 \#0% }

All the {} have to be the special field braces that you can insert using
ctrl-F9, not the ordinary characters you can type on the keyboard.

Peter Jamieson

"Shey" wrote in message
...
I tried the various merge field suggestions but still cannot get the merge
field to display as %. I would like it to display 77% not .77%.
Thanks.

[Shey]

Okay I got how to use ctrl F9 but now I can't insert the rest of the formula.

"Peter Jamieson" wrote:

You probably need to multiply your number by 100.

e.g.

instead of { MERGEFIELD mypercentage }

use

{ ={ MERGEFIELD mypercentage }*100 \#0% }

All the {} have to be the special field braces that you can insert using
ctrl-F9, not the ordinary characters you can type on the keyboard.

Peter Jamieson

"Shey" wrote in message
...
I tried the various merge field suggestions but still cannot get the merge
field to display as %. I would like it to display 77% not .77%.
Thanks.

[Peter Jamieson]

Just type everything else in between the special braces in the usual way.

Peter Jamieson
"Shey" wrote in message
...
Okay I got how to use ctrl F9 but now I can't insert the rest of the
formula.

"Peter Jamieson" wrote:

You probably need to multiply your number by 100.

e.g.

instead of { MERGEFIELD mypercentage }

use

{ ={ MERGEFIELD mypercentage }*100 \#0% }

All the {} have to be the special field braces that you can insert using
ctrl-F9, not the ordinary characters you can type on the keyboard.

Peter Jamieson

"Shey" wrote in message
...
I tried the various merge field suggestions but still cannot get the
merge
field to display as %. I would like it to display 77% not .77%.
Thanks.

[Graham Mayor]

Including CTRL+F9 for the second pair of braces!
See http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


Peter Jamieson wrote:
Just type everything else in between the special braces in the usual
way.
Peter Jamieson
"Shey" wrote in message
...
Okay I got how to use ctrl F9 but now I can't insert the rest of the
formula.

"Peter Jamieson" wrote:

You probably need to multiply your number by 100.

e.g.

instead of { MERGEFIELD mypercentage }

use

{ ={ MERGEFIELD mypercentage }*100 \#0% }

All the {} have to be the special field braces that you can insert
using ctrl-F9, not the ordinary characters you can type on the
keyboard. Peter Jamieson

"Shey" wrote in message
...
I tried the various merge field suggestions but still cannot get
the merge
field to display as %. I would like it to display 77% not .77%.
Thanks.