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I need to create a field in a form that automatically updates ano.
I need to create a field in a form that automatically updates another field
in the same form. Rather like the Sum= function in excell? How do i do that? |
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You don't need another field, just a cross-reference. See
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jaimie" wrote in message ... I need to create a field in a form that automatically updates another field in the same form. Rather like the Sum= function in excell? How do i do that? |
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Although you can use the REF field to pass info in a Word form...it
doesn't work well if you are trying to work out some calculations. So I would not suggest you use the "Calculate on Exit" field...this usually causes more work and generally only works well for "parroting" exact information from one location to another. What you can do is gather the values you need to add...into variables and then drop the total into the given location, using either a bookmark or form field. I have a series of free word form article he http://www.mousetrax.com/techpage.html#autoforms And if you scroll down to the Code Snippets, or use this direct link to that page: http://www.mousetrax.com/CodeSnippets.html You'll see a similar example where a user wanted to insert an average into a form. Also, if you check out this TechTrax article, it shows how to insert a total for a test form created in Word. Creating Test Forms in Word http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/P...cle.asp?ID=216 Again, the above shows how to calculate how many correct answers the user has and inserts a total. Hope this helps... Good luck... Dian D. Chapman, Technical Consultant Microsoft MVP, MOS Certified Editor/TechTrax Ezine Free MS Tutorials: http://www.mousetrax.com/techtrax Free Word eBook: http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html Optimize your business docs: http://www.mousetrax.com/consulting Learn VBA the easy way: http://www.mousetrax.com/techcourses.html On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 06:29:09 -0800, Jaimie wrote: I need to create a field in a form that automatically updates another field in the same form. Rather like the Sum= function in excell? How do i do that? |
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