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Old September 9th, 2009, 09:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields
Bill
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Default How do I limit decimal places in a merge document?

I am using an Excel file that contains a numeric field that has 2 decimal
places. When I use Word and mail/merge document feature, the decimal places
are not limited to 2. How can I correct that?
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Old September 9th, 2009, 11:11 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields
Peter Jamieson
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Default How do I limit decimal places in a merge document?

Try
a. using Alt-F9 to reveal the field codes in your Word mail merge main
document
b. where you have

{ MERGEFIELD mynumber }

or

{ MERGEFIELD mynumber \*Mergeformat }

change it to

{ MERGEFIELD mynumber \#0.00 }

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Bill wrote:
I am using an Excel file that contains a numeric field that has 2 decimal
places. When I use Word and mail/merge document feature, the decimal places
are not limited to 2. How can I correct that?

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Old September 10th, 2009, 01:20 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields
Bill
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Default How do I limit decimal places in a merge document?

That worked. Thank you very much.
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Thank you for your help.


"Peter Jamieson" wrote:

Try
a. using Alt-F9 to reveal the field codes in your Word mail merge main
document
b. where you have

{ MERGEFIELD mynumber }

or

{ MERGEFIELD mynumber \*Mergeformat }

change it to

{ MERGEFIELD mynumber \#0.00 }

Peter Jamieson

http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk
Visit Londinium at http://www.ralphwatson.tv

Bill wrote:
I am using an Excel file that contains a numeric field that has 2 decimal
places. When I use Word and mail/merge document feature, the decimal places
are not limited to 2. How can I correct that?


 




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