How do I get the sum of a column of digits in MS Word 2007?

[Trevor Lex]

In older versions of Word getting sum of digits was possible by using TOOLS
and going to formula (or equation?); but there is no TOOLS tab in Word 2007.
So where do I go to be able to get the sum at bottom of a column of digits in
a table?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

ToolsCalculate is the command (it hasn't been on the Tools menu by default
in many versions, though). It's still available from the All Commands list
(so you could add it to the QAT), but it doesn't have an icon, and in Word
2007 you can't even assign (much less design) one, so you have to settle for
the green button (though you will get the appropriate ScreenTip).

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Formula will work only for form fields or table cells, though (unless you go
to the trouble of bookmarking amounts). The beauty of Tools | Calculate is
that it works on any column of numbers (selected using Alt+Drag) or even on
running text. The result is placed on the Clipboard and displayed in the
status bar; you can just view it, or you can paste it in. For (much) more,
see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ToolsCalculate.htm

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

Also, on the table tools ribbon > layout tab > data group, you can click
"formula", which will take you to the formula dialog.


PamC

ToolsCalculate is the command (it hasn't been on the Tools menu by default
in many versions, though). It's still available from the All Commands list
(so you could add it to the QAT), but it doesn't have an icon, and in Word
2007 you can't even assign (much less design) one, so you have to settle
for
the green button (though you will get the appropriate ScreenTip).

In older versions of Word getting sum of digits was possible by using
TOOLS

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in
a table?