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Challenge: Automatically Calculate a Column of Numbers in a Word T
(BTW, I know I can insert an Excel spreadsheet, but you have to click into
the spreadsheet to enter numbers, which, of course will automatically calculate using the SUM function - too much hassle. I also know I simply can create any form in Excel and use the Excel program directly instead of Word, but my fellow office personnel do not know how to use Excel.) So, what I want to do, believe it or not, is: Use a regular Word table and be able to enter numbers in a column within that table, and have the table automatically calculate the total without having to click over the Word table formula and enter F9 each time (too much of a pain). I thought I was an expert on using Word tables. I have been using Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for twenty years, and I thought it couldnt be done. Until I saw this Word template online: Go to: http://www.courts.state.co.us/Self_H...rm_Type_ID/108 Choose the Word Template: JDF 1111 (Sworn Financial Statement) Go to the bottom of Page 1, and enter a number in the Monthly Deductions (Mandatory and Voluntary) Table and watch the number in the TOTAL MONTHLY DEDUCTIONS box change with each number you enter! Now, the template is locked, so I cant figure out how it was done: Maybe with macros? As you can see, the table is an actual Word table and not an imbedded mini Excel spreadsheet, so a Word table can and will automatically calculate the numbers therein. This is a doozy - is there anyone out there who can figure this out? Thanks! |
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