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formatting w/mailmerge
I have an Excel Worksheet that I am merging into a Word document. The value
in Excel is formatted with 2 decimal places which is what we want in our Word Document however, when we merge, we are seeing the value in expanded notation with about 12 digits. How do I prevent this? |
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formatting w/mailmerge
Typically,
a. use Alt-F9 to reveal the field codes. You should see something like { MERGEFIELD myamount } or { MERGEFIELD myamount \*Mergeformat } where "myamount" is the column name of your number. b. delete \*Mergeformat if you see it, and type in a "numeric format switch" so your field looks as follows: { MERGEFIELD myamount \#"0.00" } If it is a currency amount, insert your currency symbol at the beginning, e.g. { MERGEFIELD myamount \#"$0.00" } If you need a thousands separator, do it like this: { MERGEFIELD myamount \#"$,0.00" } In this case, $ is the currency sign, "," is the thousands separator set up in regional options, and "." is the decimal point set up in regional options. So substitute those values as necessary, or if it isn Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 13/04/2010 16:52, jcook wrote: I have an Excel Worksheet that I am merging into a Word document. The value in Excel is formatted with 2 decimal places which is what we want in our Word Document however, when we merge, we are seeing the value in expanded notation with about 12 digits. How do I prevent this? |
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