Mergefield - Replace Prefix of Document Number

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06-09-2019, 03:48 PM

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Windows 7 64bit Mergefield - Replace Prefix of Document Number

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Simple:
1. Select your «DocNumber» mergefield and press Shift-F9. You should see:
{ MERGEFIELD DocNumber }
2. Edit the field code so you end up with:
{ MERGEFIELD DocNumber \# "'DO'0000" }
3. Press F9 to update the field.
Done.

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