Add & Multiply Check boxes in a column.

[Janice]

I'm new in working with tables in a word document and
been beating my brains on calculating the check boxes in
a column. Seems simple but I have gotten a team of
people together to figure it out, but can't. I am
spending way too much time figuring this simple task out
and now seeking further help. In the form the user will
check the boxes that applies to the question. I would
like the form to add up the check boxes in that column
and multiply by the respected column number (like in a
comment form 1 - 5)for a total score at the bottom of
each column. Seems very simple but I can't make it to
work. Please help if you have done this before. Thank
you very much!
Aloha,
Janice

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Assuming that the checkboxes are in rows 1 through n - 1 and columns 2
through 6, where n is the number of rows in the table and that in the cells
in columns 2 through 6 of the last row of the table, you have text type
formfields in which the result will be displayed, if you run the following
macro on exit from each of the checkbox formfields, it will do what you
want:

Dim i As Long, sumofchecks As Longsumofchecks = 0
For i = 1 To Selection.Tables(1).Rows.Count - 1
sumofchecks = sumofchecks -
Selection.Columns(1).Cells(i).Range.FormFields(1).CheckBox.Value
Next i
Selection.Columns(1).Cells(Selection.Tables(1).Rows.Count).Range.FormFields(
1).Result = sumofchecks * (Selection.Information(wdEndOfRangeColumnNumber) -
1)

If there are no checkboxes in the first row, change the second line to For i
= 2 etc..

You may also want to take a look at the article "Making groups of Check Box
Form Fields mutually exclusive (so
that they behave like radio buttons) " at:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/ExclusiveFmFldChbxs.htm


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Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP