can you auto calculate in word 2007 like you can in excel?

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I am trying to auto calculate a total in a Word 2007 table like you would in
Excel - can this be done, and if so can I also auto calculate a percentage in
Word?

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It depends on your definition of 'auto'. Word does not automatically
calculate, but you can calculate in a table with formula fields.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
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George wrote:
> I am trying to auto calculate a total in a Word 2007 table like you
> would in Excel - can this be done, and if so can I also auto
> calculate a percentage in Word?

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Thanks Graham, can you give me an example of this formula?

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

> It depends on your definition of 'auto'. Word does not automatically
> calculate, but you can calculate in a table with formula fields.
>
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> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>
> My web site www.gmayor.com
> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
> George wrote:
> > I am trying to auto calculate a total in a Word 2007 table like you
> > would in Excel - can this be done, and if so can I also auto
> > calculate a percentage in Word?
>
>
>

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Assuming all in a table

to add cell a1 to cell a2 in cell a3, put the following in A3 (use CTRL+F9
for the brackets)

{=A1+A2}

You may find http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm useful

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Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
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George wrote:
> Thanks Graham, can you give me an example of this formula?
>
> "Graham Mayor" wrote:
>
>> It depends on your definition of 'auto'. Word does not automatically
>> calculate, but you can calculate in a table with formula fields.
>>
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>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>>
>> My web site www.gmayor.com
>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>> George wrote:
>>> I am trying to auto calculate a total in a Word 2007 table like you
>>> would in Excel - can this be done, and if so can I also auto
>>> calculate a percentage in Word?

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