How to Insert the Sum Formula in a Word Table
Tables in Microsoft Word can perform mathematical calculations on rows or columns of numbers, just as Excel tables can. If you want to tally a series of numbers in a table in Word, you can do so using the same Sum command you would use in Excel.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
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Click in the cell where you want to display the total of the numbers.
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Click the "Table Tools Layout" tab.
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Click "Formula" in the Data grouping.
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Enter your formula. To tally the numbers in the column above the formula, for example, you would type: =SUM(ABOVE). You can replace "Above" with "Below," "Left" or "Right," depending on the location of the numbers you're adding.
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Choose the number format you want to use and click "OK." You should see the sum of the numbers in the cell you specified.
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Comments
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Thank you very much. Saved me a bunch of time when creating an invoice :)
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good site
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happyprofessor
Jun 22, 2008
So this is how. I've been doing it all by hand and scanning it. Sometimes, though, conversions to different media are difficult and there is greater chance of multiple and repeated mistakes. I do have a very old, huge and muscle building mathematical typewriter at a U.S. Surplus auction.
