How do I format Mail Merge doc to pick up currency format from Exc MamaSherry 12/18/2008 11:25:01 PM Office 2007, Windows XP I have created a data base using Excel that contains several numbers that are formatted as currency. When I insert these fields into my Word document (letter), the currency formatting is not there. I'm very new to Word 2007 and can't figure out how to change this. All help is appreciated. Thanks, Sherry

Re: How do I format Mail Merge doc to pick up currency format from Exc "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr[ at ]REMOVECAPSmvps.org> 12/19/2008 12:34:33 AM See "Formatting Word fields with switches" on fellow MVP Graham Mayor's website at http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm -- 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 "MamaSherry" <MamaSherry[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:38D78F37-6B25-4DA1-89C8-2E6602B8C90F[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Office 2007, Windows XP > > I have created a data base using Excel that contains several numbers that > are formatted as currency. When I insert these fields into my Word > document > (letter), the currency formatting is not there. I'm very new to Word 2007 > and can't figure out how to change this. All help is appreciated. > > Thanks, > Sherry

Re: How do I format Mail Merge doc to pick up currency format from MamaSherry 12/19/2008 4:46:00 PM Thanks, Doug. The suggestions at the website worked great! "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: [Quoted Text] > See "Formatting Word fields with switches" on fellow MVP Graham Mayor's > website at > > http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm > > > -- > 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 > > "MamaSherry" <MamaSherry[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:38D78F37-6B25-4DA1-89C8-2E6602B8C90F[ at ]microsoft.com... > > Office 2007, Windows XP > > > > I have created a data base using Excel that contains several numbers that > > are formatted as currency. When I insert these fields into my Word > > document > > (letter), the currency formatting is not there. I'm very new to Word 2007 > > and can't figure out how to change this. All help is appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Sherry > > >