Yes. This is quite simlar to the problem described here: http://www.grbps.com/raq7.htm The answer is to add a time picture swtich onto your Word MERGE filed. Specifically, I think the picture you'll want is: \@ "hh:MM" Ray ------------------------------------ GR Business Process Solutions Ray Blake Head of Software Design ray@xxxxxxxxx Braedon Newell Road Hemel Hempstead Herts HP3 9PD tel: 01442 396518 fax: 01442 389353 mobile: 07834 226601 ------------------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Donna Sent: 19 November 2004 14:00 To: Office Subject: [mso] Access format question I have a database table with information including the time of an appointment. I have the time formatted in the medium format so that it appears 4:00, and not with the seconds. When I merge this information in a Word file, however, the time converts to the 4:00:00 format. Any way to get it to drop the seconds reference? -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.0 - Release Date: 18/11/2004 ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************