multiplication formula

[ll]

I am trying to multiply 2 numbers across in a table. I don't know why I'm
having so much trouble. I have a table with 7 cells across. Cell 1 is text,
cell 2 is text, cell 3 is a number, cell 4 is text, cell 5 is a number, cell
6 is text and cell 7 should be the multiplication answer. In cell 7, I have
the formula: =PRODUCT(LEFT), which should calculate all the numbers across
and skip any text. It doesn't work. It will work if I omit 1 column
therefore having the 2 columns with the numbers next to each other. Any help
would be appreciated. Thanks, ll

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Formulas using (ABOVE) and (LEFT) stop whenever they encounter a blank cell
or one containing text. For this to work, you'll have to use specific cell
references.

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

 

[ll]

I did try putting in where the formula should be: =PRODUCT(C1*E1), but that
didn't work either - could tell me what I'm doing wrong?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Well, you can use either { = C1*E1 } or { = PRODUCT(C1,E1) }

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

 

[ll]

thanks so much - i drove myself crazy doing it different ways for a week