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Word 2003 - Calculator gone AWOL
Hi,
In Word 2000, there used to be a calculator that would calculate numbers randomly interspersed within text of a word document. I can't find it in word 2003 - does it still exist? If so, can someone please tell me how I use it now - I can't find the calculator icon in the toolbars/customise Thanks |
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b1_1950 wrote:
Hi, In Word 2000, there used to be a calculator that would calculate numbers randomly interspersed within text of a word document. I can't find it in word 2003 - does it still exist? If so, can someone please tell me how I use it now - I can't find the calculator icon in the toolbars/customise Thanks It's still there. In the Tools category, near the bottom, you should find "Tools Calculate". Drag it to a menu (probably Tools g) or to a toolbar. For those not familiar with this command, it works like this: Select any text containing numbers and, optionally, parentheses and operators (+, -, /, *) -- if there are no operators, addition is assumed. Any non-mathematical words that may be included are usually ignored, although they may sometimes cause the result to be "Syntax Error". If you're lucky and don't trigger the Research pane, you can select a column of numbers by holding Alt while you click&drag, and the column will be totaled. When the text is selected, click the Tools Calculate command. The result of the calculation will be on the clipboard to be pasted wherever you want it. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ToolsCalculate.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. "b1_1950" wrote in message ... Hi, In Word 2000, there used to be a calculator that would calculate numbers randomly interspersed within text of a word document. I can't find it in word 2003 - does it still exist? If so, can someone please tell me how I use it now - I can't find the calculator icon in the toolbars/customise Thanks |
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Tried this - result is greyed out, seemingly not available in my installation
of Word 2003. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ToolsCalculate.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. "b1_1950" wrote in message ... Hi, In Word 2000, there used to be a calculator that would calculate numbers randomly interspersed within text of a word document. I can't find it in word 2003 - does it still exist? If so, can someone please tell me how I use it now - I can't find the calculator icon in the toolbars/customise Thanks |
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It works for me in Word 2003, but you have to have text selected before the
command is available. -- 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. "Rich" wrote in message ... Tried this - result is greyed out, seemingly not available in my installation of Word 2003. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ToolsCalculate.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. "b1_1950" wrote in message ... Hi, In Word 2000, there used to be a calculator that would calculate numbers randomly interspersed within text of a word document. I can't find it in word 2003 - does it still exist? If so, can someone please tell me how I use it now - I can't find the calculator icon in the toolbars/customise Thanks |
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Ah - pilot error (again). Yes - you did say "select"... It works when used
properly. Thanks! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: It works for me in Word 2003, but you have to have text selected before the command is available. -- 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. "Rich" wrote in message ... Tried this - result is greyed out, seemingly not available in my installation of Word 2003. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ToolsCalculate.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. "b1_1950" wrote in message ... Hi, In Word 2000, there used to be a calculator that would calculate numbers randomly interspersed within text of a word document. I can't find it in word 2003 - does it still exist? If so, can someone please tell me how I use it now - I can't find the calculator icon in the toolbars/customise Thanks |
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Thanks Jay - I really appreciate your response.
Regards ----------------------------------------------------- "Jay Freedman" wrote: b1_1950 wrote: Hi, In Word 2000, there used to be a calculator that would calculate numbers randomly interspersed within text of a word document. I can't find it in word 2003 - does it still exist? If so, can someone please tell me how I use it now - I can't find the calculator icon in the toolbars/customise Thanks It's still there. In the Tools category, near the bottom, you should find "Tools Calculate". Drag it to a menu (probably Tools g) or to a toolbar. For those not familiar with this command, it works like this: Select any text containing numbers and, optionally, parentheses and operators (+, -, /, *) -- if there are no operators, addition is assumed. Any non-mathematical words that may be included are usually ignored, although they may sometimes cause the result to be "Syntax Error". If you're lucky and don't trigger the Research pane, you can select a column of numbers by holding Alt while you click&drag, and the column will be totaled. When the text is selected, click the Tools Calculate command. The result of the calculation will be on the clipboard to be pasted wherever you want it. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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