how do we format a numerical mail merge field

[Amie]

I am trying to format a number in a mail merge document. The number appears
in my excell database as a 2 decimal place figure (have tried formatting as
text and general) and upon merging the document shows many

e.g 2.99 appears in the document as 2.8999999999

Thanks in anticipation

Amie

 

[Anne Troy]

Hi, Amie. Try this:
http://www.officearticles.com/word/merge_field_formatting_in_microsoft_word.htm
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Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com

 

[Doug Robbins]

See "Formatting Word fields with switches" on fellow MVP Graham Mayor's
website at

http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm


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