Microsoft KB Archive/60176

Works: Aligning Merged Data into Columns

PSS ID Number: Q60176 Article last modified on 10-16-1998

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= SUMMARY =

Numeric data that is merged into a Works word processor document can be formatted in a column using custom tab stops. Tabs should be set and inserted to align the placeholders that correspond to the numeric data.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The following two methods can be used to align numeric data:

  Set a decimal tab at the position where you want the decimal points in the data to line up. Insert a tab to the left of each placeholder in the column. If any of the placeholders contain a number, the number will be aligned with the tab stop causing the placeholder to appear out of alignment. This does not affect the positioning of the merged number.   If the numeric data contains a fixed number of digits after the decimal point (for example, currency with cents after the decimal point), a right-aligned tab may be set for the column of placeholders. 

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