Hi there everyone,



I have a super frustrating issue, I am trying to use the auto sum (formula icon) key to add values in a table in word 2016. I have added all the figures, and thought it was pretty simple. as in click Formula icon check it says =SUM(ABOVE) then click okay, but nope, it just pastes the formula into the cell not the answer. Please if anyone knows what I'm doing wrong please advise.

Many thanks in advance

Word's formulae need to be inserted as field codes. For example, select your '=SUM(ABOVE)' and press CtrlF9, so you get {=SUM(ABOVE)}, then press F9. To see how to do a wide range of calculations in Word, check out my Microsoft Word Field Maths Tutorial, in the 'Sticky' thread at the top of this forum: Microsoft Word Field Maths Tutorial

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]