A picture switch is the only way. Maybe the following article is less
confusing
See "Formatting Word fields with switches" on fellow MVP Graham Mayor's
website at
http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP
> When performing a mail merge from excel to Word (office XP) the currency
> fields are merged incorrectly. No dollar sign appears. Is there an
> update
> for this or do I have to use a numeric picture switch which is quite
> confusing as is explained? in article ID 304387