Microsoft KB Archive/278395

= Error Message: Error! Number Cannot Be Represented in Specified Format =

Article ID: 278395

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q278395





SYMPTOMS
After you add a format switch to a field, the field results may produce the following error message:

Error! Number Cannot be Represented in Specified Format



CAUSE
This problem occurs when the resulting value exceeds the maximum value for the field formatting switch.

NOTE: This problem also occurs when the total number of digits in the number exceeds 63 digits. The total number of digits includes the decimal point but does not include separators such as commas.



MORE INFORMATION
The following is a list of the maximum values that each field formatting switch can produce. If the maximum value is exceeded, the error message in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section of this article appears as the field result.

Field format switches are used to format the result of a field. For example, the field {=99.99 \* DollarText} yields the following result:

Ninety-nine and 99/100

For more information about field format switches, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type general switches in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

