How do I set up a multiplication talley in a Word table?

[Tonya]

I am trying to get the quantity from cell A1 multiplied by cell E1 to show up
in F1. I've taken all the steps that Microsoft Office has asked me to do and
have even had someone else to check to see if they could get it to calculate
and it did on another machine. Help! What am I doing? Is it the machine or
the user? Thanks!

 

[Dawn Crosier]

Try using this formula

=Sum(a1)*sum(e1)

Word formulas are *funny* which is why so many people embed Excel
Spreadsheets to perform the calculations. They format the spreadsheet
to look like a table, so the printed document looks the same.

Have fun! But be sure and let me know if it does not work for you.

--
Dawn Crosier
Microsoft MVP
"Education Lasts a Lifetime"

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[macropod]

Hi Tonya,

In the cell where you want the calculation to appear:
.. press Ctrl-F9 to create a field
.. between the filed braces (i.e. '{}') type '=E1*F1', so that you've got
{=E1*F1}
.. add any numeric picture switches you might want
.. press F9 to update the field

For more information on how to do a wide range of calculations in Word,
check out my Word Field Maths 'tutorial', at:
http://www.wopr.com/cgi-bin/w3t/showthreaded.pl?Number=365442

Cheers