Q198365: WD97: Parentheses Missing, Decimal Appears in Number Form Field

Article: Q198365
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfield word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to enter a number into a number form field formatted with
parentheses, the parentheses are lost, and the number is changed to a decimal
value.

For example, when you insert a number form field into a Word document and change
the Number Format to include parentheses, as in a telephone number

  (###) ###-####

the number you type into the protected form field does not include the
parentheses and is changed to a decimal value as in the following example:

  8005551212.00

WORKAROUND
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Use a different character in the Number Format. Do not use parentheses in the
Number Format of the Number Form Field.

For example, in the Number Format of the Number Form Field, use a dash to
separate the area code, as in this example

  ###-###-####

which results in the following when you type your number in the protected forms
document:

  800-555-0188

To change the number format, follow these steps:

1. On the Forms toolbar, click the Protect Form button to unprotect your form
  document.

  NOTE: If the Forms toolbar is not showing, on the View menu, point to
  Toolbars, and then click Forms.

2. Double-click your number form field to access the Text Form Field Options
  dialog box.

3. In the Number Format box, delete the parentheses and type a different
  character to separate the area code from the rest of the telephone number,
  and then click OK.

4. On the Forms Toolbar, click the Protect Document button to re-protect your
  form document.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem has been corrected in Word 2000.

MORE INFORMATION
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For more information about how to insert a form field, click the Office
Assistant, type "How do I insert a form field?" (without the quotation marks),
click Search, click the "Insert form fields or ActiveX controls in a form"
topic, and then click to view "Insert form fields in a form."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please
see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

Additional query words: formfield parenthesis

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Keywords          : kbfield word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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