Calculate Form Fields

[NFL]

MS Word 2003 - I'm in the "Text Form Field Options" dialog box and would like
to know how to calculate two form fields (texboxes) and pass the value to the
third form field?. For example: textbox1 * textbox2 = textbox3

Also, is there a limit of how many form fields I can calculate?

Thank you,

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Select Calculation as the Type in the Text Form Field Options dialog, then
create your formula in the Expression box following the same rules as for an
= field in ordinary text (in your example, it would be "= Text1 * Text2").
Be sure to check the box for "Calculate on exit" in the Form Field Options
for each form field that contributes to the calculation so that the
calculated field will update automatically.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[NFL]

Thank you for your help! It worked?

Select Calculation as the Type in the Text Form Field Options dialog, then
create your formula in the Expression box following the same rules as for an
= field in ordinary text (in your example, it would be "= Text1 * Text2").
Be sure to check the box for "Calculate on exit" in the Form Field Options
for each form field that contributes to the calculation so that the
calculated field will update automatically.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org



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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

So did it work or not?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[macropod]

Hi NFL,

Beware of trying to reference a formfield calculation in a subsequent formfield. The results are unlikely to be what you'd expect.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Indeed. That's discussed in “WD2000: Calculation in Form Field Shows Wrong
Result†at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211253

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

Hi NFL,

Beware of trying to reference a formfield calculation in a subsequent
formfield. The results are unlikely to be what you'd expect.

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]

Thank you for your help! It worked?