WD2000: How to Use the Numeric Picture Switch to Create a Thousands Separator (214205)

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.