There's an article on the Microsoft web site that might help you:

Answer Box: Numbers don't merge right in Word
http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/as...164951033.aspx

And if you prefer the old Mail Merge helper, Word MVP Suzanne Barnhill
has instructions he

http://home.earthlink.net/~wordfaqs/...ngWord2002.htm

about half way down the page.

frankfox44 wrote:
Impossiblit situation now with Office XP. Merging date, for example, grades,
to Word, for example, a transcripit, grade/status sheets. Used to be so
simple. Now multiple digits instead of 6.00 as recorded in the Excel file.
While in Word document, the Excel file is no longer present on the taskbar
for easy checking. Resolutions?


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