[Marianne]

I used to be able to add a column of numbers in an old version of Word.
Here's what I want to do:

1 KENTUCKY RIFLE - Curly maple stock. 10,000.00

2 Sofa - Three cushion.
100.00

I could "highlight" the numbers only using the option key and highlighting
from "right to left". Then I went to "tools" and there was a "calculate"
key. When I selected "calculate" I would get a "total" of 10,100 (for
example) in the lower left of the screen. Is there still a way to calculate
a column of numbers (I always use the decimal tab for the numbers) in the
newer versions of Word?? I do appraisals of personal property and want to
switch to a new Word program on a different computer, but I can't seem to add
a column of numbers. Any suggestions - or can this no longer be done?????
Thanks, Marianne

[grammatim[_2_]]

You don't say what version you switched to ... but even if you can't
do whatever you used to do, you could put your information in a table
and sum the column.

On Jun 28, 10:53*am, Marianne
wrote:
I used to be able to add a column of numbers in an old version of Word. *
Here's what I want to do:

1 * KENTUCKY RIFLE - Curly maple stock. * * * * * * * * * *10,000.00

2 * Sofa - Three cushion. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
100.00

I could "highlight" the numbers only using the option key and highlighting
from "right to left". *Then I went to "tools" and there was a "calculate"
key. *When I selected "calculate" I would get a "total" of 10,100 (for
example) in the lower left of the screen. *Is there still a way to calculate
a column of numbers (I always use the decimal tab for the numbers) in the
newer versions of Word?? *I do appraisals of personal property and want to
switch to a new Word program on a different computer, but I can't seem to add
a column of numbers. *Any suggestions - or can this no longer be done????? *
Thanks, Marianne

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ToolsCalculate.htm. But putting the
information in a table would make this easier.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Marianne" wrote in message
...
I used to be able to add a column of numbers in an old version of Word.
Here's what I want to do:

1 KENTUCKY RIFLE - Curly maple stock. 10,000.00

2 Sofa - Three cushion.
100.00

I could "highlight" the numbers only using the option key and highlighting
from "right to left". Then I went to "tools" and there was a "calculate"
key. When I selected "calculate" I would get a "total" of 10,100 (for
example) in the lower left of the screen. Is there still a way to
calculate
a column of numbers (I always use the decimal tab for the numbers) in the
newer versions of Word?? I do appraisals of personal property and want to
switch to a new Word program on a different computer, but I can't seem to
add
a column of numbers. Any suggestions - or can this no longer be done?????
Thanks, Marianne