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It used to be easy in word 2003 to sum up a column in a table with
=sum(above), but tried it in word 2007 today and it wouldn't work. The help
is useless so anyone got any idea on how to do this.

Greg

In article <f23erp$fci$>, says...
> It used to be easy in word 2003 to sum up a column in a table with
> =sum(above), but tried it in word 2007 today and it wouldn't work. The help
> is useless so anyone got any idea on how to do this.

Put your cursor in the table cell that you want the total.

Go Insert > Quick Parts > Field ...

In the dialog, you want a =(Formula) field, then click the Formula...
button.

Type in =sum(above) (if it's not there already), click OK.

"jay" <> wrote in message
news: z...
> In article <f23erp$fci$>, says...
>> It used to be easy in word 2003 to sum up a column in a table with
>> =sum(above), but tried it in word 2007 today and it wouldn't work. The
>> help
>> is useless so anyone got any idea on how to do this.
>
> Put your cursor in the table cell that you want the total.
>
> Go Insert > Quick Parts > Field ...
>
> In the dialog, you want a =(Formula) field, then click the Formula...
> button.
>
> Type in =sum(above) (if it's not there already), click OK.
>

I've only got one thing to say in the imortal words of Homer Simpson

DOH!!

Thanks for your help

Greg

On Sun, 13 May 2007 08:54:04 +1200, jay wrote:

> Put your cursor in the table cell that you want the total.
>
> Go Insert > Quick Parts > Field ...
>
> In the dialog, you want a =(Formula) field, then click the Formula...
> button.
>
> Type in =sum(above) (if it's not there already), click OK.

Highly intuitive - not!


--
Jonathan Walker

"You'll have to excuse me — I have a long
bath and a short dress to get into."

Jonathan Walker wrote:
> On Sun, 13 May 2007 08:54:04 +1200, jay wrote:
>
>> Put your cursor in the table cell that you want the total.
>>
>> Go Insert > Quick Parts > Field ...
>>
>> In the dialog, you want a =(Formula) field, then click the Formula...
>> button.
>>
>> Type in =sum(above) (if it's not there already), click OK.
>
> Highly intuitive - not!

Just click on the autosum button (the sigma character - funny 'E' shaped
thing/sideways 'M').


-KENT

Kent Smith wrote:
> Jonathan Walker wrote:
>> On Sun, 13 May 2007 08:54:04 +1200, jay wrote:
>>
>>> Put your cursor in the table cell that you want the total.
>>>
>>> Go Insert > Quick Parts > Field ...
>>>
>>> In the dialog, you want a =(Formula) field, then click the Formula...
>>> button.
>>>
>>> Type in =sum(above) (if it's not there already), click OK.
>> Highly intuitive - not!
>
> Just click on the autosum button (the sigma character - funny 'E' shaped
> thing/sideways 'M').

There is an autosum button in *word*?

"Jerry" <> wrote

>> Just click on the autosum button (the sigma character - funny 'E' shaped
>> thing/sideways 'M').
>
> There is an autosum button in *word*?

Yep.

Under the tables menu.

I don't know when it entered word, but it has been there since at least Word
2003 (and I seem to remember it in earlier versions - but I could be wrong)

On Mon, 14 May 2007 19:21:45 +1200, BTMO wrote:

>> There is an autosum button in *word*?
>
> Yep.
>
> Under the tables menu.
>
> I don't know when it entered word, but it has been there since at least
> Word 2003 (and I seem to remember it in earlier versions - but I could be
> wrong)

I've just checked OOo, and there is the ability to sum table cells in
OOo as well, altho' there is no auto sum button. )


--
Jonathan Walker

"You'll have to excuse me — I have a long
bath and a short dress to get into."

BTMO wrote:
> "Jerry" <> wrote
>
>>> Just click on the autosum button (the sigma character - funny 'E' shaped
>>> thing/sideways 'M').
>> There is an autosum button in *word*?
>
> Yep.
>
> Under the tables menu.
>
> I don't know when it entered word, but it has been there since at least Word
> 2003 (and I seem to remember it in earlier versions - but I could be wrong)
>
It might be too early in the morning for me but I can't find the sigma
button. The formula function yes, but not the autosum like Excel.

"Jerry" <> wrote in message
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> BTMO wrote:
>> "Jerry" <> wrote
>>
>>>> Just click on the autosum button (the sigma character - funny 'E'
>>>> shaped thing/sideways 'M').
>>> There is an autosum button in *word*?
>>
>> Yep.
>>
>> Under the tables menu.
>>
>> I don't know when it entered word, but it has been there since at
>> least Word 2003 (and I seem to remember it in earlier versions -
>> but I could be wrong)
>>
> It might be too early in the morning for me but I can't find the
> sigma button. The formula function yes, but not the autosum like
> Excel.

Look on the Tables and Borders toolbar.