In case the data is coming from Excel, add another column and use the mid(a1,1,7) and use this field in the mail merge..Or if the data is from an external data source (RDBMS) use the substr function to get the first 7 digits and then use that in the mail merge document. ____,,,,_{o?o}_,,,,_____ Thanks & Regards Rajesh V -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Gareth Edwards Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 03:45 To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] How to show the right 7 digits of a 10 digit field in a mail merge? Hi All, I've checked the archives for an answer to this problem and found similar q= uestions but no answers. I am doing a mail merge with Word 2000 on Windows 2000. I only want to show= the right 7 digits of the 10 digit reference number. Is this possible?? Thanks. Cheers, Gareth Edwards =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Paisley University x.3748 Legal disclaimer -------------------------- The information transmitted is the property of the University of Paisley an= d is intended only for the person or entity=20 to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged mat= erial. Statements and opinions expressed in this=20 e-mail may not represent those of the company. Any review, retransmission,= dissemination and other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities oth= er than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender immediately and de= lete the material from any computer.=20 -------------------------- ************************************************************* 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 ************************************************************* ___________________________________________________________________________ 'Visit us at www.sundaramfinance.in' ___________________________________________________________________________ "This E-mail may contain privileged information and is intended solely for the addressee, and any disclosure of this information is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this mail by mistake, please inform us immediately and delete this mail. Any information expressed in this mail does not necessarily reflect the views of SUNDARAM FINANCE LIMITED. As per SUNDARAM FINANCE LIMITED's policy, unencrypted mail via Internet is not considered secure". ___________________________________________________________________________ ************************************************************* 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 *************************************************************