Hi,
Provided you created the field braces (ie '{ }') via Ctrl-F9, and the table bookmarks & cell references are correct, everything
should work fine. Do note, though, that changing the source cell values does not of itself cause the formula to recalculate - you'll
need to update the field by selecting it and pressing F9, doing a print preview or printing the document.
For more information on field-based calculations in Word, check out my Word Field Maths 'tutorial', at:
http://www.wopr.com/cgi-bin/w3t/show...?Number=365442
or
http://www.gmayor.com/downloads.htm#Third_party
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Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
"Please Help" wrote in message ...
Hi macropod,
Thanks for the formula. I just tried that formula, and it did nothing. The
cell stays blank. I wonder whether I bookmarked correctly.
Basically, I highlighted Table 1. Then I went to InsertBookmark, and I
typed in a name Table1 and clicked Add. I did the same for Table 2. Then I
see brackets ([ ]) at the beginning and ending at each table. Did I do the
bookmarks correctly?
Thanks.
"macropod" wrote:
Hi,
Try coding the field as:
{=SUM(Table1 C5)+ SUM(Table2 C7)}
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Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
"Please Help" wrote in message ...
Hello all,
I have 3 tables in my Word file. In Table 3, there is only one row with one
cell, and in that cell, I want to have a formula to add the numbers from C5
and C7 in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. I tried the formula
{=sum(Table1 C5 + Table 2 C7)} in the cell in Table 3.
Prior to inserting that formula, I created the bookmarks "Table1" and
"Table2" by highlighting respective table and go to InsertBookmark.
I am completely new to the writing a formula in Word and creating a
bookmark. Please help with detail steps.
Thanks.