How can I keep formating in 03 mail merge?

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ckkdbt - 28 Dec 2005 16:25 GMT

I am unable to maintain field/cell formats when using a mail merge from excel
to word. I have sp 2. i have tried the preserve formats and the switches
and nothing seems to work. unless i merge on an older version of word. I am
working with all numbers some percentages and some dollars amounts.

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Graham Mayor - 29 Dec 2005 07:27 GMT

See http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm
and/or the Excel data section of
http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_labels_with_word_xp.htm

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> I am unable to maintain field/cell formats when using a mail merge
> from excel to word. I have sp 2. i have tried the preserve formats
> and the switches and nothing seems to work. unless i merge on an
> older version of word. I am working with all numbers some
> percentages and some dollars amounts.

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