At the very least it should be =Sum(Above) rather than =Product(Above).
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"RD" wrote in message
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What is the formula for calculating the amount of tax in a word table?
According to a book I have it says "=product(above)*.08" but when I hit
the
auto sum icon it comes up with the same answer as th cell above it?