Article ID: 121938
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95a
- Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q121938
SYMPTOMS
A merge field that contains the numeric format switch does not return correct results when the pictorial representation contains hyphens. For example:
{mergeformat number \# ###-##-####}
produces the following result:
123 45 6789.
NOTE: You obtain correct results when you use other characters (such as the "at" symbol [@], the forward slash [/], the plus sign [+], or the asterisk [*]).
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.
Method 1
Enclose the hyphens in apostrophes so that your field appears as follows:
{MERGEFIELD number \# ###'-'##'-'####}
Method 2: Word for Windows and Word for Windows NT
Use the ANSI code when inserting the hyphen. To do this, press ALT+0173 on the numeric keypad with NUMLOCK on.
Method 3
Use a nonbreaking hyphen by typing CTRL+SHIFT+- in Word for Windows or OPTION+- in Word for the Macintosh.
Additional query words: macword winword dash minus sign numeric word6 switch mergefield field incorrect none missing
Keywords: kbfield kbprb KB121938
