I am using a word document to mail merge data from an excel spreadsheet.
When i merge figures they appear perfect in the word doc if they are
rounded, but if they are not rounded they appear with loads of figures
after them for example if i place 5.5 in cell it will appear fine in
the word doc but if i put 5.6 it would appear 5.5999999999999996 i
would really appreciate any help. i have tried formatting it into
different types text number s etc but no luck, i don't know where the
error is?


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What happens if you type in 5.5 preceded by an apostrophe '

Also you might be better off posting an a Word newsgroup since mailmerge is
done in Word

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMerge/index.htm

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I am using a word document to mail merge data from an excel spreadsheet.
When i merge figures they appear perfect in the word doc if they are
rounded, but if they are not rounded they appear with loads of figures
after them for example if i place 5.5 in cell it will appear fine in
the word doc but if i put 5.6 it would appear 5.5999999999999996 i
would really appreciate any help. i have tried formatting it into
different types text number s etc but no luck, i don't know where the
error is?


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your a star thanks a mill that worked using the ' but i don't know if we
can get this fixed without using the '


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Hi ....,

Assuming that you would not want such a column formatted as text you can still stay within
Excel by using a helper column using the TEXT Worksheet Funciton
G1: =TEXT(D1,"#,###.00") or other format of your choice.

Have used the above, not sure if I have actually used the following with Mail Merge
but I think it should work and it was likely Mail Merge that I created the function in the
first place..

Another way would be to use a user defined function
see my formula.htm page

Function GetText(Cell as Range) as String
On Error Resume Next
GetText = cell.Text
End Function

G1: =GetText(D1)
G1: =personal.xls!GetText(D1)

My page on Mail Merge is
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/mailmerge.htm
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"Peo Sjoblom" wrote in message ...
What happens if you type in 5.5 preceded by an apostrophe '

Also you might be better off posting an a Word newsgroup since mailmerge is
done in Word

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMerge/index.htm

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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

Northwest Excel Solutions

www.nwexcelsolutions.com

(remove ^^ from email address)

Portland, Oregon




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I am using a word document to mail merge data from an excel spreadsheet.
When i merge figures they appear perfect in the word doc if they are
rounded, but if they are not rounded they appear with loads of figures
after them for example if i place 5.5 in cell it will appear fine in
the word doc but if i put 5.6 it would appear 5.5999999999999996 i
would really appreciate any help. i have tried formatting it into
different types text number s etc but no luck, i don't know where the
error is?


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Debra Dalgleish posted this to a similar question about formatting
dates/decimals.

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://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/C...ngWord2002.htm

about half way down the page.

b_walls1 wrote:

I am using a word document to mail merge data from an excel spreadsheet.
When i merge figures they appear perfect in the word doc if they are
rounded, but if they are not rounded they appear with loads of figures
after them for example if i place 5.5 in cell it will appear fine in
the word doc but if i put 5.6 it would appear 5.5999999999999996 i
would really appreciate any help. i have tried formatting it into
different types text number s etc but no luck, i don't know where the
error is?

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