Problem with numeric picture switch in mail merge

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Art - 03 May 2006 20:38 GMT

I am using the following numeric picture switch with a mailmerge field:

(\# $X,XX0.00)

The mailmerge result always includes the closing ) in the merge result. How
do I eliminate this?

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 03 May 2006 22:34 GMT

You should not have the parentheses.

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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>I am using the following numeric picture switch with a mailmerge field:
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> How
> do I eliminate this?

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Graham Mayor - 04 May 2006 05:46 GMT

Or the Xs!

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> You should not have the parentheses.
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>> do I eliminate this?

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