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Old 10-30-2013, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Evolta View Post
I have a table with following values: [10][12]
Now I want a field to multiply them.

{=SUM(Table1 A1)*SUM(Table1 B1)}

Now... I don't know, but why do I need to put SUM there?
Is there a more elegant way?
You need the 'SUM' to tell Word what to do with the bracketed expression.

FWIW, you could also use:
{=Product(Table1 A1, Table1 B1)}

To see how to do a wide range of calculations in Word, check out my Microsoft Word Field Maths Tutorial, at:
http://windowssecrets.com/forums/sho...Maths-Tutorial
or
http://www.gmayor.com/downloads.htm#Third_party
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