I am making a table in Word and I need to align numbers in a column so that
the decimal points line up. However, some of my numbers have parenthesis
around them, and some of my numbers have * after them. My data looks like:

7.94**
(139.63)
10.47*
18.18
(7.87)

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!!

Insert a decimal tab stop into the cells in which the numbers will be used.
To inset a tab inside a table, use Ctrl+tab.

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"notloiseweiss" wrote in message
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I am making a table in Word and I need to align numbers in a column so that
the decimal points line up. However, some of my numbers have parenthesis
around them, and some of my numbers have * after them. My data looks
like:

7.94**
(139.63)
10.47*
18.18
(7.87)

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!!

A tab character is not needed in a table with decimal tabs. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/SettingTabs.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
...
Insert a decimal tab stop into the cells in which the numbers will be
used.
To inset a tab inside a table, use Ctrl+tab.

--
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

"notloiseweiss" wrote in message
...
I am making a table in Word and I need to align numbers in a column so
that
the decimal points line up. However, some of my numbers have
parenthesis
around them, and some of my numbers have * after them. My data looks
like:

7.94**
(139.63)
10.47*
18.18
(7.87)

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!!