How to calculate sums in a Word table

sugiyarto777 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:02:22 +0000

Set up a table in Word and use a formula to work out sums.

If you want to include a table with figures in a Word document, Word can do basic sums on the table for you.

Create the table, move the cursor to the bottom cell in the column that will contain the total. Click on the Table menu and then on Formula. The default option in the window should be =SUM(ABOVE).

You can change the number format, depending on what numbers are in the equation. You can find other commands by clicking on the Paste Function menu. Click on OK and the total will be displayed.

You can add a row by replacing ABOVE with LEFT. In either case, be careful not to leave any gaps otherwise Word will only add up to the gap, and will not take the rest of the row or column into account.

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Make Office save your work automatically (for Office 2007)

sugiyarto777 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:18:27 +0000

You can set Office to save work automatically in the background. Click on the Office button in the top left-hand corner of the Word window and then on Word Options.

Click on the Save option in the left-hand column of the Word Options Window. Make sure there is a tick in the box labelled ‘Save AutoRecover information every XX minutes’ and make sure that there is a small number in the box.

This option must be set for each program within Office, the setting for Word is not used for Powerpoint, for example.

- contributed by Steve Brown -

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How to calculate sums in a Word table

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