ID: Q96049
The information in this article applies to:
Use the following numeric format switch to format a numeric result with commas as thousands separators and the currency symbol (such as $) adjacent to the first number:
{\# $,0.0}
This field Yields this result
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{=3190321 \# $,0.0} $3,190,321.0
{=43217 \# $,0.0} $43,217.0
For more information on numeric format switches in Word version 2.0, use the Field Types and Instructions section of the Help menu and select the General Switches jump text.
For more information about numeric picture switches in Word versions 6.x and 7.x, click the Index tab in Word Help, type the following text
numeric picture switch
In Word 98 Macintosh Edition, click the Office Assistant, type "numeric picture switch," click Search, and then click to view the "Apply formatting to information inserted by fields" topic.
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q120802
TITLE : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or
Component
"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Reference," version 1.x, pages 114-117, 364.
Additional query words: winword2
Keywords : kbfield winword macword word6
Version : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a,98;WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,1.1a,2.0,2.0a,2.0a- CD,2.0b,2.0c,6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfoLast Reviewed: December 24, 1998