Limitations of the Cardtext Number Format

ID: Q35596

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

The Cardtext field number format has the following limitations:


Maximum number:    999,999
Minimum number:    0 (no negative numbers)
Decimals:          Rounded to the nearest number. Cardtext cannot
                   express decimals.

If these limitations are exceeded, Word will display the message:

Error! Number cannot be represented in specified format.

Some examples of the Cardtext number format are as follows:


{=\* Cardtext 15}      Fifteen
{=\* Cardtext 20+15}   Thirty-Five
{=\* Cardtext 12.75}   Thirteen

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Version : 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 : WINDOWS
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