Mail merge number format thousand separator

When using mail merge in Microsoft Word, you can format the number fields to include a thousand separator using the following steps:

1. Open your Word document and go to the "Mailings" tab in the ribbon.
2. Click on the "Select Recipients" button and choose the data source you want to use for your mail merge.
3. Click on the "Insert Merge Field" button and select the field you want to format (e.g. "Amount").
4. Right-click on the field and select "Format Field".
5. In the "Format Field" dialog box, click on the "Number" tab.
6. In the "Number" tab, select the "Custom" option from the "Category" dropdown menu.
7. In the "Format" field, enter the following format code: #,###,##0.00
8. Click "OK" to close the "Format Field" dialog box.

The #,###,##0.00 format code tells Word to:

• Use a comma (,) as the thousand separator
• Use a period (.) as the decimal separator
• Display two decimal places

This will format the number field to include a thousand separator, like this: 1,234.00.

Alternatively, you can also use the "Number" dialog box to format the number field. To do this:

1. Right-click on the field and select "Format Field".
2. In the "Format Field" dialog box, click on the "Number" tab.
3. Click on the "Number" button to open the "Number" dialog box.
4. In the "Number" dialog box, select the "Custom" option from the "Category" dropdown menu.
5. In the "Format" field, enter the same format code: #,###,##0.00
6. Click "OK" to close the "Number" dialog box.

Either method will apply the thousand separator to the number field in your mail merge.