Mail merge formats

[Shey]

I tried the various merge field suggestions but still cannot get the merge
field to display as %. I would like it to display 77% not .77%.
Thanks.

 

[Peter Jamieson]

You probably need to multiply your number by 100.

e.g.

instead of { MERGEFIELD mypercentage }

use

{ ={ MERGEFIELD mypercentage }*100 \#0% }

All the {} have to be the special field braces that you can insert using
ctrl-F9, not the ordinary characters you can type on the keyboard.

Peter Jamieson

 

[Shey]

how exactly do you insert the special field braces?

 

[Shey]

Okay I got how to use ctrl F9 but now I can't insert the rest of the formula.

 

[Peter Jamieson]

Just type everything else in between the special braces in the usual way.

Peter Jamieson

 

[Graham Mayor]

Including CTRL+F9 for the second pair of braces!
See http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm

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