To see more than you wanted to know about field codes, see macropod's Word
Field Maths 'tutorial', at:
http://www.wopr.com/cgi-bin/w3t/show...?Number=365442
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"jeffyjones" wrote in message
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So I have to put specific cell designations in the formula? There is no
way
to reference just the column so the same formula will work on all rows?
"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:
If you want to multply non adjacent columns, you cannot use that formula,
you will have to use = b# * d#
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"jeffyjones" wrote in message
news
I have a table with five columns:
Col-1: Item name
Col-2: Per unit cost
Col-3: Modifier (if cost is per-hour or per-other unit)
Col-4: Quantity
Col-5: Invoice Cost
The problem I am having is that I am trying to multiply Col-2 by Col-4
in
a
field in Col-5 and I can't get it to work. I am using the
"=PRODUCT(LEFT)"
formula for Col-5.
The formula does work when I put a number in Col-4, so this makes me
think
the formula only works for adjacent columns.
Is there a formula I can use to acheive what I want without using
literal
cell references (i.e '=PRODUCT(B2,D2)'). I can't use this because we
have
all
the items on the table and the salespeople just delete the ones they
don't
want in there.
Thanks!