formulas in word

[Guest]

Hi all,

I would like to ask if I can enter a formula in word without having a table
and evaluate the expressrion in the word status bar

Thank you in advance

 

[Greg]

Tahani,

Yes. See:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ToolsCalculate.htm

 

[Guest]

In the article linked to below, "Better than an Easter egg: Using
ToolsCalculate," in the 4th paragraph, the second and third sentences state:
"Drag it [ToolsCalculate] to the menu bar and hover the mouse over 'Tools'
until the Tools menu drops down. Drop ToolsCalculate somewhere on the menu
....."

I've done so, but when I subsequently access the Tools menu, the
ToolsCalculate entry is grayed out and doesn't respond to clicks. I've tried
dropping ToolsCalculate in the Macro submenu, and on the main toolbar, but
again all that happens it that an inactive, grayed-out entry is posted.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It is not available unless you have appropriate text selected. Actually, it
doesn't even have to be "appropriate." You can run the command on any text,
but the result for ordinary (non-numeric) text will be displayed as "The
result of the calculation is: !Unexpected End of Formula."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

In the article linked to below, "Better than an Easter egg: Using
ToolsCalculate," in the 4th paragraph, the second and third sentences state:
"Drag it [ToolsCalculate] to the menu bar and hover the mouse over 'Tools'
until the Tools menu drops down. Drop ToolsCalculate somewhere on the menu
...."

I've done so, but when I subsequently access the Tools menu, the
ToolsCalculate entry is grayed out and doesn't respond to clicks. I've tried
dropping ToolsCalculate in the Macro submenu, and on the main toolbar, but
again all that happens it that an inactive, grayed-out entry is posted.

Tahani,

Yes. See:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ToolsCalculate.htm

 

[Guest]

Thanks--I should have fooled around more until I realized this. (But maybe
add a sentence mentioning this to make the procedure foolproof? I'm sure
others will make my error.)

Here's a good positive suggestion: In the 4th paragraph, mention that the
mouse can alternatively be hovered over the main Word toolbar to deposit the
Calculate button there, if the user anticipates that he might have long
series of calculations to do. On the main toolbar, the feature is available
in a single mouse click, and without the need to move the mouse at all. I
just did over 100 calculations with it, and they would have been tiresome if
I'd had to go into the Tools menu for each one.

It is not available unless you have appropriate text selected. Actually, it
doesn't even have to be "appropriate." You can run the command on any text,
but the result for ordinary (non-numeric) text will be displayed as "The
result of the calculation is: !Unexpected End of Formula."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

In the article linked to below, "Better than an Easter egg: Using
ToolsCalculate," in the 4th paragraph, the second and third sentences state:
"Drag it [ToolsCalculate] to the menu bar and hover the mouse over 'Tools'
until the Tools menu drops down. Drop ToolsCalculate somewhere on the menu
...."

I've done so, but when I subsequently access the Tools menu, the
ToolsCalculate entry is grayed out and doesn't respond to clicks. I've tried
dropping ToolsCalculate in the Macro submenu, and on the main toolbar, but
again all that happens it that an inactive, grayed-out entry is posted.

Tahani,

Yes. See:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ToolsCalculate.htm

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The article deals with restoring Calculate to the Tools menu (where it used
to be). It is assumed that users know that any command can be dragged to
either a menu or a toolbar.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

Thanks--I should have fooled around more until I realized this. (But maybe
add a sentence mentioning this to make the procedure foolproof? I'm sure
others will make my error.)

Here's a good positive suggestion: In the 4th paragraph, mention that the
mouse can alternatively be hovered over the main Word toolbar to deposit the
Calculate button there, if the user anticipates that he might have long
series of calculations to do. On the main toolbar, the feature is available
in a single mouse click, and without the need to move the mouse at all. I
just did over 100 calculations with it, and they would have been tiresome if
I'd had to go into the Tools menu for each one.

It is not available unless you have appropriate text selected. Actually, it
doesn't even have to be "appropriate." You can run the command on any text,
but the result for ordinary (non-numeric) text will be displayed as "The
result of the calculation is: !Unexpected End of Formula."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

In the article linked to below, "Better than an Easter egg: Using
ToolsCalculate," in the 4th paragraph, the second and third sentences state:
"Drag it [ToolsCalculate] to the menu bar and hover the mouse over 'Tools'
until the Tools menu drops down. Drop ToolsCalculate somewhere on the menu
...."

I've done so, but when I subsequently access the Tools menu, the
ToolsCalculate entry is grayed out and doesn't respond to clicks.

I've
tried

dropping ToolsCalculate in the Macro submenu, and on the main toolbar, but
again all that happens it that an inactive, grayed-out entry is posted.

:

Tahani,

Yes. See:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ToolsCalculate.htm