This becomes part of a larger problem (and a separate post in this regard)--me understanding how Word '07 (operating in compatible mode) handles math in a table since the only way to get the $ sign is to use formula.

I click on the cell in question (in this instance it'll be the sum of the above cells), click on formula, click on number format and select the $, click on paste function and select Sum and click OK (since with the box up, I cannot select the range of cells above as I would with Excel) and I end up with a syntax error in the cell presumably because there's no range for the sum!

Mark