I don't normally put mathematical formulas into Word and I'm not seeing Sum as a useful field unless it is inside a table.
Outside of a table you could use {=1+2+3}
Inside a table, you can use something along the lines of {=Sum(Above)} or {=Sum(Left)} or {=Sum(A2,B3,C3)}

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