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need to display 123,000 instead of 123000 using mail merge



 
 
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Old November 9th, 2009, 09:58 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
ronw55
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Default need to display 123,000 instead of 123000 using mail merge

What do I have to do when using mail merge to get a large number to display
in a word document letter with a comma?
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Old November 9th, 2009, 10:23 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
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Default need to display 123,000 instead of 123000 using mail merge

Mail merge Excel to Word:
a.. http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/mailmerg.htm
b.. http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MailMerge
c.. http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/as...164951033.aspx
d.. http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/C...ngWord2002.htm
e.. news:microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields

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What do I have to do when using mail merge to get a large number to
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Old November 10th, 2009, 01:21 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
Luke M
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Default need to display 123,000 instead of 123000 using mail merge

You need to physically convert it before importing. Use the formula:

=TEXT(A2,"#,###")

Now when you import it into a word document the comma will remain.
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