How to keep leading zero without changing field to text field?

I've already tried to customize the number 0#### - the leading zero remains
in Excel but as soon as I save this file and try to use it as a merge
document with word the leading zero is gone again. I then have to go back
and make this a text in order for the zero to remain when merging with word.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/as...164951033.aspx
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tj


"Deni" wrote:

> I've already tried to customize the number 0#### - the leading zero remains
> in Excel but as soon as I save this file and try to use it as a merge
> document with word the leading zero is gone again. I then have to go back
> and make this a text in order for the zero to remain when merging with word.