WD: Numeric Format Switch for Thousand Separator and Dollar Sign

ID: Q96049

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 for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

Use the following numeric format switch to format a numeric result with commas as thousands separators and the currency symbol (such as $) adjacent to the first number:

{\# $,0.0}

MORE INFORMATION

Examples


   This field                 Yields this result
   ---------------------------------------------
   {=3190321 \# $,0.0}        $3,190,321.0
   {=43217 \# $,0.0}          $43,217.0

Word 2.0

For more information on numeric format switches in Word version 2.0, use the Field Types and Instructions section of the Help menu and select the General Switches jump text.

Word 6.x and 7.x

For more information about numeric picture switches in Word versions 6.x and 7.x, click the Index tab in Word Help, type the following text

numeric picture switch

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "numeric picture switch" topic.

Word 98 Macintosh Edition

In Word 98 Macintosh Edition, click the Office Assistant, type "numeric picture switch," click Search, and then click to view the "Apply formatting to information inserted by fields" topic.

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Reference," version 1.x, pages 114-117, 364.

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