Use field for product table

[Evolta]

Hello all,

I have a problem with word 2010 (at least I think it is 2010).



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?

Just trying to learn some things about fields since I might need them in some templates later on in the process.

Thanks in advance

[Charles Kenyon]

Unless you need Word's other formatting features, field calculations are almost always better done in Excel.

Otherwise, please refer to
Microsoft Word Field Maths Tutorial


which I consider the authority on the subject.

[macropod]

Originally Posted by Evolta

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

[Evolta]

Originally Posted by macropod

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

That was what I thought, but it did not work.
Since you also told me that this should work, I tried looking at it again.

problem: seperators.
I had to use ; instead of ,

Thanks for your reply