WD2000: How to Use the Numeric Picture Switch to Create a Thousands Separator

ID: Q214205

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SUMMARY

This article demonstrates how to use the numeric picture switch in a field to format a numeric result with commas as thousand separators and the currency symbol ($) adjacent to the number similar to the following example:

{\# $,0.0}

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Examples

This field

Yields this result

{=3190321 \# $,0.00}

$3,190,321.00

{=43217 \# $,0.00}

$43,217.00

NOTE: The result of the field omits the comma if the number is less than one thousand.

For example, the following field

{=157 \# $,0.00}

displays this result:

$157.00

For more information about numeric picture switches, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type apply formatting to information in fields in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbdta kbfield wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo