Remove spaces After $ in formatted number

[StephenW]

Is there any way to remove the spaces after the $ in a
formatted number mergefield?

I have a mergefield formatted as /# $#,###,###.00 and if
the number does not fill all the place holders Word uses
spaces.
For example if I have the number 4567.89
I get $ 4,567.89
What I would like to see is $4,567.89 with the numbers
starting right after the dollar sign. I know that in
some programming languages you can use the < sign to move
numbers left; such as $<,<<<,<<<.00 as a format picture.
Does Word have anything like this?
Thanks
Steve

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

It is not necessary to have the complete formatting string.

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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