field codes in Word 2007

[Guest]

I have an existing form (not created as a form, just as a word doc) and I
want to add fields that act like cells in excel. An example would be:
Field A has a dollar amount, Field B has a dollar amount, Field C would be
the sum of A and B
I've tried Word Help "Field codes: SET field" but I can't get it to work.
Can this be done?

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

I keep saying to myself that I have to learn how to do this with Content
Controls, but if you need a quick answer, on the Developer tab, go to the
Controls section and select the Legacy Tools folder and insert Text
FormFields.

If you are not familiar with that type of control as used in previous
versions of Word, see
http://www.mousetrax.com/techpage.html#autoforms


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[Guest]

Doug
That is an easy way to put in Text Form Fields, but I still don't see how I
can include a formula. In Word Help it shows an example of using formulas, I
can't seem to get it to work.
Any ideas?

 

[Guest]

I believe that each field needs a bookmark, or name to write a formula.
In field 3 {= field 1 + field 2} or something like that.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

That's correct. Suppose I have three number: 111, 222, and 333, and I
bookmark them as A, B, and C, respectively. I can then add them by using { =
A+B+C}.