form- how to make calculated field blank by default

[Justme]

I've created a form that calculates several fields based on the values input
in other fields. Because I am designing the form to be either printed and
filled out by hand or filled in using the computer I want the field to be
empty at the start. Right now I get 0.00 in them but this needs to be blank
if the user wanted to print and fill out by hand

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

With the document unprotected press Alt+F9 to toggle on the display of the
formfields and add the following formatting switch inside the last } of the
calculated formfield

\# "0.00;-0.00; "

Alt+F9 again and then protect your document

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[Justme]

thanks but not quite yet. This is what I have in there now
{formtext {=text12*3 }\# 0.00;-0.00; "}
but it still shows 0.00 when i open the form even though nothing has been
entered in the text12 field. What I need is if the text12 field is blank then
this field should also be blank
Cindy

 

[Graham Mayor]

It works for me

{ FORMTEXT { =Text12 * 3 } \# "0.00;-0.00; "}

Make sure that having added the switch, you update the field.

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[Justme]

Today it works. I was updating the field. Maybe it was a space somewhere
thanks