Mail merge indian system 12,34,56,789 format not shown

Question

I am using Mail merge Word to Excel
Numeric value has been typed in excel sheet as 123456789, I want it as 12,34,56,789 (Indian currency format) while displaying
I want to display the number in the Word Mail Merge file as 12,34,56,789 (Indian currency format) and also if possible in words i.e. Twelve Crores Thirty Four Lakhs Fifty Six thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Nine only

Answer 1

For the mergefield number format, you could add a numeric picture switch to the field. To do this:
• select the field;
• press Shift-F9 to reveal the field coding. It should look something like {MERGEFIELD MyData};
• edit the field so that you get {MERGEFIELD MyData \# 00','00','00','000};
• position the cursor anywhere in this field and press F9 to update it;
• run your mailmerge.
Note: If you need to handle numbers that have only the 34,56,789 or the 56,789 or even just 789, you'll need to test the underlying values via an IF field and output the results with a different switch for each case.
Cheers
Paul Edstein
[MS MVP - Word]