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title: "Formatting Merge Fields"
slug: "formatting-merge-fields"
updated: 2022-03-25T10:58:55Z
published: 2022-03-25T10:58:55Z
canonical: "help.nexudus.com/formatting-merge-fields"
stale: true
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Formatting Merge Fields

Dynamic fields that include dates and numbers, such as the price of a contract or the contract start date, may require a specific format to match your local formatting conventions.

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1. {{snippet.FirstStepProcedure}}

2. {{snippet.CRMTemplates_Path}}
3. Click the document template you want to edit. 
4. Click **Launch editor**. 

*The template editor opens another tab in your browser. Your document can take a few seconds to load.*

6. Right-click on any dynamic field and click  **Field Properties**.
7. Enter your custom format in the **Numeric Format** or the **Date / Time Format** field.

8. Click on the **File** tab when you are ready to save your edits
9. {{snippet.Save}}

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You can close the editor's tab and return to the {{variable.AdminPanel}}.

 :::(Info) (Make sure you test the template with a mock proposal to see if the merge fields are displayed in the expected format.)
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