It should be as easy to insert a formula into a Word table as it is in Excel.
You should be able to put in the = sign or + sign and then highlight the
cell that you want to add. Word makes you put in the cell reference
manually. I just upgraded from Office 2000 to Office 2003 and still cannot
figure out how to see a cell reference number. I have to count the columns
and rows to figure it out. Is there an easier way? Will Office 2006 address
this issue?

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Why should it be so easy? Word is not a spreadsheet.



"Erin" wrote in message
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It should be as easy to insert a formula into a Word table as it is in
Excel.
You should be able to put in the = sign or + sign and then highlight the
cell that you want to add. Word makes you put in the cell reference
manually. I just upgraded from Office 2000 to Office 2003 and still
cannot
figure out how to see a cell reference number. I have to count the
columns
and rows to figure it out. Is there an easier way? Will Office 2006
address
this issue?

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See http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Table_Cell_Data.htm

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"Erin" wrote in message
...
It should be as easy to insert a formula into a Word table as it is in
Excel.
You should be able to put in the = sign or + sign and then highlight the
cell that you want to add. Word makes you put in the cell reference
manually. I just upgraded from Office 2000 to Office 2003 and still
cannot
figure out how to see a cell reference number. I have to count the
columns
and rows to figure it out. Is there an easier way? Will Office 2006
address
this issue?

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Hi Erin,

If you really want Excel functionality in your Word documents, why not
insert one?

Cheers


"Erin" wrote in message
...
It should be as easy to insert a formula into a Word table as it is in
Excel.
You should be able to put in the = sign or + sign and then highlight the
cell that you want to add. Word makes you put in the cell reference
manually. I just upgraded from Office 2000 to Office 2003 and still
cannot
figure out how to see a cell reference number. I have to count the
columns
and rows to figure it out. Is there an easier way? Will Office 2006
address
this issue?

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