How to Modify INVOICE.DOT to Display Blank Form Field Results

ID: Q119632

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a
Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1

SUMMARY

This article describes how to modify the INVOICE.DOT template to display a blank in a form field instead of a 0 (zero).

MORE INFORMATION

1. Open INVOICE.DOT. This file can be found in the <WINWORD>\TEMPLATE

   subdirectory.

2. Unprotect the form. To do this, choose Unprotect Document from the Tools

   menu.

3. In the Amount column, double-click one of the fields that you want to

   change. In the Text Form Field Options dialog box, add a semicolon to
   the end of the expression in the Number Format box and choose the OK
   button.

   The formula should now look like this:

      $#,##0.0;($#,##0.0);

4. Protect the document. To do this, choose Protect Document from the Tools

   menu. In the Protect Document dialog box, choose Forms and choose the OK
   button.

KBCategory: kbusage kbhowto KBSubcategory: kbtemplate Additional reference words: 6.0 6.0a expression number format word6 blank blanks zero nothing invoice invoice.dot winword

Keywords          : kbtemplate 
Version           : 6.0 6.0a
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998