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Wow! Calculations are much easier than you thought!
What’s the fastest and easiest way to set up calculations? Please don’t forget, this is NOT Excel!
Down and dirty:
Create a table.
Put the values you want to total in a column.
In the last row and the same column, choose Insert Field, then Equations and Formulas.
In the Description box, type: =Sum(Above)
Yes, it’s that simple. When you create a table, Word sees that table much like Excel sees its cells. I made the following table, inserted the formula as previously described, and you can see how easily it works.
A1 | B1 | 10 |
A2 | B2 | 20 |
A3 | B3 | 30 |
60 |
Creating invoices in Word can be so simple using calculations. If your invoices have more than several items, however, you might want to consider using Excel, which can make a very nice document as well, without worrying so much about your table format.
It seems that Word has difficulty keeping track of its cell references, particularly if you merge cells, insert rows and columns, or delete rows and columns.
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