Microsoft KB Archive/119632

How to Modify INVOICE.DOT to Display Blank Form Field Results

Q119632

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The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a
• Microsoft Windows 3.1

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to modify the INVOICE.DOT template to display a blank in a form field instead of a 0 (zero).

MORE INFORMATION

1. Open INVOICE.DOT. This file can be found in the <WINWORD>\TEMPLATE subdirectory.
2. Unprotect the form. To do this, choose Unprotect Document from the Tools menu.

3. In the Amount column, double-click one of the fields that you want to change. In the Text Form Field Options dialog box, add a semicolon to the end of the expression in the Number Format box and choose the OK button.
   
   The formula should now look like this:

         $#,##0.0;($#,##0.0); 

4. Protect the document. To do this, choose Protect Document from the Tools menu. In the Protect Document dialog box, choose Forms and choose the OK button.

Additional query words: 6.0 expression number format word6 blank blanks zero nothing invoice invoice.dot winword

Keywords : kbtemplate
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