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Currency in forms - access

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replyReply Tue 28 Oct 2008, 16:41Delegate Thomas said...

Thomas has attended:
Access Intermediate course

Currency in forms - access

If a currency is set in a form will this change if users are viewing the same access database from different countries. As the currency is by default set to the control panel settings. If so how could this be overcome without changing user settings.

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replyReply Tue 4 Nov 2008, 09:20Trainer Rajeev said...

RE: Currency in forms - access

Dear Thomas

Thank you for attending Access Intermediate!! I hope you enjoyed the course and benefited from it.

If you want $ sign in front of all the numbers set as currency regardless of the control panel setttings please follow these steps:

Open the form in design view

Right-click on the field that you want to customise the field. (please ensure that you right-click on the white box and not the label)

Choose Properties from the short cut menu.

In the forrmat section type in the following:
$#,##0.00;($#,##0.00)

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