MAIL MERGE
Ive done mail merge between word and Excel. I have data in excel that
should display in word document. I have typed some number say for example 300.63 But its displaying in word as 300.635530489733. Even though I have given two decimal place in excel, Its placing around more than 10 decimal places. I want only two decimal places in word. Do you have any idea?? Best regards Vishu |
Debra Dalgleish posted this for a different question:
In the Mail Merge, after you select your Excel file as a data source, you should see a 'Confirm Data Source' dialog box. (If you don't see the dialog box, change the setting in Word -- under ToolsOptions, General -- add a check mark to 'Confirm Conversion at Open') From that list, choose 'MS Excel Worksheets via DDE (*.xls)', and your formatting will be retained. If you have to connect through a different source, you can format the fields in the Word document. For example, to specify a number of decimals: 1. In Word, in the Main Document, press Alt+F9 to view the field codes. 2. Find the field code for the number. It will look something like: { MERGEFIELD FieldName } 3. Add a switch, to format the number with two decimal places. For example: { MERGEFIELD FieldName \# "#,##0.00" } 4. Press Alt+F9 to hide the field codes. 5. Save the Main Document ========== An alternative. Use a helper cell with a fromula like: =text(a1,"#0.00") and use that in your mailmerge. vishu wrote: Ive done mail merge between word and Excel. I have data in excel that should display in word document. I have typed some number say for example 300.63 But its displaying in word as 300.635530489733. Even though I have given two decimal place in excel, Its placing around more than 10 decimal places. I want only two decimal places in word. Do you have any idea?? Best regards Vishu -- Dave Peterson |
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