In the preceding case, you have to change the merge field syntax to {MERGEFIELD myObject.myField \*MERGEFORMAT 5 to have the expected rendering result 1,234.00 with this feature. Show Mail merge is a useful tool to create a set of documents that are essentially the same but where each documents contain unique elements. However, when we merge some mails, we should pay more attention to the format of date, currency and number. This tutorial will show you how to format date, currency and number properly in word during mail merge. Formatting date properly during mail merge in Word Formatting currency and number properly during mail merge in Word Before we change the format of date, number and currency in mail merge, we need to apply following operations firstly. Step 1: select the merge field you want to change. In this case, it is Date field. Step 2: Press Shift+F9 to make the field coding visible. The field you selected should now look like this: {MERGEFIELD DATE}, {MERGEFIELD CURRENCY} or {«Percent»} Formatting date properly during mail merge in WordPlease add the following formatting data: \@"dd MMMM yyyy" into the merge file of date. And the merge field of date should like this: {MERGEFIELD DATE\@ "MMMM d, yyy"} The format of date will be like this: Note:you can change the date format to whatever you like. Other possible formats could be: • dd/MMM/yyyy , • d/MMM/yy, • d MMMM yyyy Easily Split one word document into multipleGenerally, we use copy and paste to split a Word document one by one, but the Split Documnet utility can split a Word document based on page, heading1, page break or section break, which will improve the work efficience . Click for full-featured free trial in60 days! Kutools for Word: with hundreds handy Word add-ins, free to try with no limitation in60 days.Formatting currency and number properly during mail merge in WordPlease add the following formatting data \# $,0.00 into the merge file of currency, and the merge field of currency should look like this: {MERGEFIELD CURRENCY\# $,0.00} Note:the '\# $,0.00' in the field is referred to as a numeric picture switch. Other possibilities include: (1). \# 0 for rounded whole numbers (2). \# ,0 for rounded whole numbers with a thousand separator (3). \# ,0.00 for numbers accurate to two decimal places, with a thousand separator (4). \# $,0 for rounded whole dollar with a thousand separator (5). \# "$,0.00;($,0.00);'-'" for currency, with brackets around negative numbers and a hyphen for 0 values Besides, sometimes the number may be percentage, you may need to edit the field{ «Percent» } so that you get {=«Percent»*100 \# 0.00%}. Recommended Word Productivity Tools
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Read More Download Now Purchase Oldest First Sort comments by Oldest First Newest First Comments (65) No ratings yet. Be the first to rate! Jimbobaleeno about 8 years ago #11844 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site Fantastic!. Thanks. I notice also that you can change the format in word to any of the available options in excel. To see the options go to the Excel home tab > format drop down box > more number format options > custom. Reply 0 0 Martin about 8 years ago #12280 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site Formatting the date in word 2013 does not work using \@"dd mmm YYYY" you just get an error to state the field doesn't exist. Microsoft state to use DDE but all that does is give the OOPS SOMETHING WENT WRONG message to appear on opening for the second time. Reply 0 0 Matthew Martin about 8 years ago #12281 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site [quote]Formatting the date in word 2013 does not work using \@"dd mmm YYYY" you just get an error to state the field doesn't exist. Microsoft state to use DDE but all that does is give the OOPS SOMETHING WENT WRONG message to appear on opening for the second time.By Martin[/quote] Make sure you either right-click on the merge field and choose 'Toggle Field Codes' or press Shift-F9 with the merge field selected. So, rather than «LastPaidDate» you should be seeing { MERGEFILD \@ "ddMMMyy" LastPaidDate } Reply 0 0 Martin about 8 years ago #12282 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site Word 2013 date format on merge from xlsx. Undid Microsoft "fix" switched back to OLE from DDE and your fix worked 2nd time around. Brilliant. Thanks Reply 0 0 dbhope Martin about 8 years ago #12283 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site How do you do this Martin? I'm pulling my hair out. Reply 0 0 Martin dbhope about 8 years ago #12284 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site [quote]How do you do this Martin? I'm pulling my hair out.By dbhope[/quote] Not sure why Microsoft have made this so complicated. I think you are just not following the instructions precisely. 1) Set up an xlsx file with two headings DATE and DATETEXT Set format for DATE column to dd/mm/yyyy Set format of DATETEXT to text 2) enter the a these 2 dates in the DATE column: 01/06/2013 05/07/2014 3) enter this text in the DATETEXT column & don't let it format into a date: 1st Jun 2013 5th Jul 2014 4) Save & close file 5) Open a new word doc 6) Click mailings, Start mail merge & letters, Select Recipients & use existing list & select the list you just made & click OK 7) Click Insert merge field & click DATE & then OK 8) Press enter to move to next line 9) Click Insert merge field & click DATETEXT & then OK 10) Click Preview Results & jump through the 2 entries. The DATE field will be showing the date as mm/dd/yyyy REALLY ANNOYING 11) Click once on the DATE field (to highlight it) 12) Press SHIFT & F9 and you will see: { MERGEFIELD DATE } enter this text \@"dd MMM yyyy" so that the field becomes: {MEGEFIELD \@dd MMM yyyy" DATE} 13) VERY IMPORTANT: Note the lower case dd, UPPERCASE MMM, lower case yyyy 14) Click preview results until the data shows. Scroll through entries & I hope we are sorted..... Reply 0 0 Linda about 8 years ago #13275 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site This works for me but ONLY if I close the Excel source file before running the merge. Reply 0 0 martin about 8 years ago #13303 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site I can only alter the xls merge file contents when other file closed but seems to be formatted Ok with both open. Maybe the first time you need to close the xls file to get formatting to set right when setting up files. If it works go with it. Reply 0 0 Sue about 8 years ago #13304 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site I have a list where monetory amounts are to be paid in different currencies - I have done the field toggle for GBP but of course it changes each letter to that but I need some to show USD/SGD etc Can you do this within one merge? Reply 0 0 martin about 8 years ago #13324 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site It does sound unlikely without using visual basic to detect the denomination to rejig the merge field. I think depending on the complexity of the report I would be looking to produce it direct from excel. That may be a total non-starter. Reply 0 0 Ronel about 7 years ago #13474 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site Martin your comments really worked, I am using the "d MMMM yyyy" format and it works perfectly. Is there a way to format this to upper case? Reply 0 0 Ronel about 7 years ago #13475 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site I am using the 'd MMMM yyyy' format. Is there a way to format this to upper case? Reply 0 0 Martin Ronel about 7 years ago #13476 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site Ronel, When date is displaying right click the date. Select FONT from dialogue. Tick All Caps & then click OK. Seems to do the trick on mine Reply 0 0 Martin about 7 years ago #13513 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site Ronel: Used to be done through the use of *Upper within field codes display. Seems to have been dropped by MS. Try this instead: When date is displaying as 2-December-2015 or whatever your format is, right click on the date & select FONT. The dialogue box has and ALL CAPS tick box to bottom right. Click it & OK dialogue. Seems to do the trick but the coding is not displayed with Alt+F9 it must be in the background somewhere. Jeez I wish they would just leave it alone!!!!! Reply 0 0 Jessie about 7 years ago #13603 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site How about when the field is a number and letter? example "1a". It appears as "0" on the merge doc. Reply 0 0 Martin Jessie about 7 years ago #13604 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site No it doesn't. It might if you try to format it as a date but I am not sure why you would want to do that as it is not a date - well not on earth :D . As 1a is not a date if you want to display 1a just format as text as per Mr. or Mrs. or a client name. Reply 0 0 Jessie about 7 years ago #13605 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site what about a field with a number and a letter? example "1a". it displays as "0". Reply 0 0 Jo about 7 years ago #13996 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site Can someone help me with the 'day before' from another merge field? Reply 0 0 kemod about 7 years ago #14170 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site di office 2010 menggunakan MS Excel Worksheet via DDE (*.xls) tidak semua list kolom di excel terbaca karena di excel sampai Kolom LI sedangkan di wor yang terbaca sampai kolom BN mohon pencerahannya terima kasih Reply 0 0 Sandra about 7 years ago #14591 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site Thank you very much! :lol: Reply 0 0 Serena about 7 years ago #14897 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site Is there anyway to edit the merge field so that whole numbers do not display decimals .00 but will still include the decimals if there is cents in the merge data? We use merging to prepare thank you letters for donations and my boss doesn't think .00 looks appropriate, especially when the donation is large - $150,000.00 looks funny compared to just putting $150,000. Eg. Merge Data -> Merge Field $1,500.56 -> $1,500.56 $1,500.00 -> $1,500 Reply 0 0 MERI Serena about 6 years ago #14898 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site Serena, We use { IF { MERGEFIELD Gf_Amount } = "*.00" "{ MERGEFIELD Gf_Amount \#$,# }" "{ MERGEFIELD Gf_Amount }" } where Gf_Amount is the name of the data field we're merging in. Reply 0 0 HEIN Serena about 6 years ago #14899 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site Hi Serena try this one {MERGEFIELD "Gf_Amount" \$ "R 0 000"}, it also do not display cents although they r there Reply 0 0 HEIN Serena about 6 years ago #14900 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site I have a question, i have a date field {MERGEFIELD "Term_Date_sys" }, but i would like to display that date + 4 months, is it possible? Reply 0 0 Shahn about 6 years ago #15600 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site [quote]Is there anyway to edit the merge field so that whole numbers do not display decimals .00 but will still include the decimals if there is cents in the merge data? We use merging to prepare thank you letters for donations and my boss doesn't think .00 looks appropriate, especially when the donation is large - $150,000.00 looks funny compared to just putting $150,000. Eg. Merge Data -> Merge Field $1,500.56 -> $1,500.56 $1,500.00 -> $1,500By Serena[/quote] Has anyone answered to this query? Reply 0 0 Serena Shahn about 6 years ago #15601 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site Hi Shahn, no I haven't received any solutions so far. Reply 0 0 ELAINE Serena about 6 years ago #15602 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site Hello, I was facing the same problem and manage to solve it by following the instructions here. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Format-mail-merge-numbers-dates-and-other-values-in-Excel-990e6516-49bc-4a43-aecc-acd027d92a00<br /> However, after selecting "MS Excel Worksheets via DDE (*.xls)", click_FilterDatabase instead of Entire Spreadsheet. That will solve the problem. I hope it helps! :) Reply 0 0 ELAINE Shahn about 6 years ago #15603 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site Hi Shahn, You can follow the instructions given here to resolve your problem. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Format-mail-merge-numbers-dates-and-other-values-in-Excel-990e6516-49bc-4a43-aecc-acd027d92a00#feedbackText<br />However, after selecting MS Excel Worksheets via DDE (*.xls), I click "_FilterDatabase" instead of "EntireSpreadsheet". Hope this helps! :) Reply 0 0 Hilary Schaub about 6 years ago #15818 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site I'm having a very hard time getting a simple currency to export from Excel to Word Mail Merge. I'm getting 13.5 when it sHould be $13.50 Reply 0 0 Tanya about 6 years ago #16919 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site I am creating a Mail Merge Document from my loan manager database and I have trying to format the date to be September 10, 2014 instead of 09/10/14. I have tried MERGEFIELD \@ "MMMM d, yyy" CloseDate but continually receives an error " Error! Unknown character in picture string" when I toggle field codes. Reply 0 0 Karen Tanya about 6 years ago #16920 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site Try MERGEFIELD \@ "MMMM d, yyyy" - I had the message when I used 3 "y"s, but when I changed it to 4, all worked. Reply 0 0 Tanya about 6 years ago #16921 This comment was minimized by the moderator on the site I am attempting to format the Merge Field to display the Close Date as September 10, 2014 instead of 09/10/14. I have tried to enter the field codes as MERGEFIELD \@ "MMMM dd, yyy" CloseDate and I even tried to Toggle Field Codes. Can anyone offer any suggestions on this? I have tried a few of the suggestions posted here but none have helped in my case. Bagaimana cara merubah format tanggal pada mail merge?Bagaimana cara mengubah format tanggal mailmerge. Tekan ALT + F9.. tambahkan kode ini @ “dd MMMM yyyy” setelah tanda slash.. contoh seperti ini {MERGEFIELD Tanggal/@"dd MMMM yyyy"}. kemudian save file.. tekan ALT+F9 untuk melihat hasilnya.. Bagaimana Cara Membuat mail merge dengan data dari Microsoft Excel?Berikut tahapannya:. Buat dokumen excel, kira-kira seperti dibawah, kemudian save sebagai file excel.. Buka Word, buat dokumen baru, pilih Mailings > Start Mail Merge > E-mail Messages (atau Letters kalau tidak mau dikirim sebagai email). Pilih Select Recipients > Use an Existing List, lalu pilih file excel tadi.. Klik OK.. Bagaimana cara mengaktifkan mail merge untuk format?Buka Microsoft Word. Klik menu Mailings dan pilih opsi menu Start mail merge. Pilih format dokumen yang ingin dibuat, seperti surat atau email. Selanjutnya, buat dokumen utama sesuai dengan format dokumen yang dipilih sebelumnya.
Bagaimana cara untuk menambahkan penanggalan otomatis pada Microsoft Word?Menyisipkan tanggal yang diperbarui secara otomatis. Di tab Sisipkan, dalam grup Teks, klik Tanggal & Waktu.. Dalam kotak dialog Tanggal dan waktu, pilih format yang diinginkan.. Pilih kotak centang Perbarui secara otomatis. Tanggal disisipkan sebagai bidang dan akan diperbarui secara otomatis.. |