In a previous position I was sure that there was a way to add columns in a
table by highlighting the column or rows of figures and the total would show
accross the bottom of the window bar. Has anyone ever heard of this?

Blanche,
Maybe you mean this:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ToolsCalculate.htm

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"Blanche" schreef in bericht
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In a previous position I was sure that there was a way to add columns in a
table by highlighting the column or rows of figures and the total would
show
accross the bottom of the window bar. Has anyone ever heard of this?

You're thinking of Excel.



"Blanche" wrote in message
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In a previous position I was sure that there was a way to add columns in a
table by highlighting the column or rows of figures and the total would
show
accross the bottom of the window bar. Has anyone ever heard of this?

No, he's thinking of Tools | Calculate, as suggested by a previous poster
(see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ToolsCalculate.htm). This command
puts the total in the status bar and on the Clipboard. It works for tabbed
columns as well as table columns, and (most significantly) it works despite
empty rows.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Jezebel" wrote in message
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You're thinking of Excel.



"Blanche" wrote in message
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In a previous position I was sure that there was a way to add columns in
a
table by highlighting the column or rows of figures and the total would
show
accross the bottom of the window bar. Has anyone ever heard of this?

Possibly. But I think it more likely it's a recollection of Excel, that
automatically displays, in the status bar, the total of any selected range.



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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No, he's thinking of Tools | Calculate, as suggested by a previous poster
(see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ToolsCalculate.htm). This command
puts the total in the status bar and on the Clipboard. It works for tabbed
columns as well as table columns, and (most significantly) it works
despite
empty rows.

--
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.

"Jezebel" wrote in message
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You're thinking of Excel.



"Blanche" wrote in message
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In a previous position I was sure that there was a way to add columns
in
a
table by highlighting the column or rows of figures and the total would
show
accross the bottom of the window bar. Has anyone ever heard of this?

And it is still available in Word 2007.

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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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No, he's thinking of Tools | Calculate, as suggested by a previous poster
(see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ToolsCalculate.htm). This command
puts the total in the status bar and on the Clipboard. It works for tabbed
columns as well as table columns, and (most significantly) it works
despite
empty rows.

--
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.

"Jezebel" wrote in message
...
You're thinking of Excel.



"Blanche" wrote in message
...
In a previous position I was sure that there was a way to add columns
in
a
table by highlighting the column or rows of figures and the total would
show
accross the bottom of the window bar. Has anyone ever heard of this?