If you’re working in Word and you need to total values in a table, you can do so without having to enter the data into Excel and then copy and paste it into Word. Word can do simple calculations such as summing, multiplying,
If you’re working in Word and you need to total values in a table, you can do so without having to enter the data into Excel and then copy and paste it into Word. Word can do simple calculations such as summing, multiplying, and averaging.
NOTE: When you add new rows or columns of values to a table in Word, the formulas will not automatically update. To update a formula, right-click on the formula and choose Update Field from the popup menu.
To enter a formula into a cell in a table, put the cursor in the cell and click the Layout tab under Table Tools.
Click Formula in the Data section of the Layout tab.
In this example, we are going to multiply the Units by the Unit Cost and then total the Total column. To do this, we enter the following in the Formula edit box on the Formula dialog box to multiply the two number to the left of the current cell:
Select an option from the Number format drop-down list to specify the format format for the result of the formula.
NOTE: For more information about the formulas available and how to use them, see Microsoft’s Office site.
Click OK to accept the settings and insert th