How to format mail merge fields as dollar amounts

To format mail merge fields as dollar amounts, you can use the Format function in Microsoft Word. Here are the steps:

  1. Open your Word document and go to the "Mailings" tab in the ribbon.
  2. Click on the "Insert Merge Field" button and select the field you want to format as a dollar amount.
  3. Right-click on the field and select "Toggle Field Codes" to toggle the field code on.
  4. In the field code, add the following code: Format("Currency", 2) (without the quotes). This will format the field as a currency with two decimal places.
  5. Close the field code by clicking on the "Toggle Field Codes" button again.
  6. Preview your document to see the formatted field.

Alternatively, you can also use the Format function in the mail merge wizard. Here are the steps:

  1. Open your Word document and go to the "Mailings" tab in the ribbon.
  2. Click on the "Select Recipients" button and select the recipient list.
  3. Click on the "Finish & Merge" button and select "Edit Individual Documents".
  4. In the "Mail Merge" dialog box, click on the "Format" button next to the field you want to format as a dollar amount.
  5. In the "Format" dialog box, select "Currency" as the format type and set the number of decimal places to 2.
  6. Click "OK" to close the dialog box and preview your document.

Here are some examples of how you can use the Format function to format mail merge fields as dollar amounts:

You can also use the Format function to format the field as a percentage or a date. For example:

Note that the Format function only works in Microsoft Word 2007 and later versions. In earlier versions of Word, you can use the "Format" button in the "Mail Merge" dialog box to format the field as a dollar amount.