A Starter Guide In Using Microsoft Word Formulas
A lot of people may think that using computational tools in Microsoft applications are limited to the use of Microsoft Excel. In actuality, the productivity of Microsoft tools may in fact be interspersed through the entire range of Office applications. For example, has it ever occurred to you that formulas can be used in Microsoft Word? Using formulas may help a variety of users in different setting such as business, education and even for personal and home use. Here is a how-to guide for working with formulas in Microsoft Word: Adding a formula. First, you need to choose the cell where you want to add the formula and then click the option Table | Formula. When the dialog box opens, you will see there the active conrols by default which includes: the Formula box, the Paste Function list box and of course, the Number Format list box.. Actually, the formula box will open with the default formula in it which is =SUM(ABOVE). The sign, which is the equal symbol, indicates the cell, which has a formula. The SUM in that formula is the name of the operation that locates the mathematical sum of the contents of these cells, and (ABOVE) informs Word to sum up the figures/values in all of the cells that you have specified in the column as well as in the above. But if for instance Word did not detect any numeric values in those cells, it would skip it then without telling you or prompting you with an error message. You just simply click Ok once you have created the formula.
Finding the sum of values. To do this to your Microsoft Word spreadsheet, you should substitute ABOVE with the location of the cells with the values that you want to add or sum up. The columns are labeled with letters that starts with "A" at the far left, and the rows, numbered at the top beginning with 1. If you want to find the sum of values that you may have, you would need to first click the cell that you want the formula to appear. Each destination should be separated with colon. This will be the range on where the operations would be performed. Exploring other functions. You can actually perform different operations with Microsoft Word formulas. If you want to have a new formula, of course it is advisable that you erase the formula in the box, leaving the equal sign to indicate that a formula would still take the cell. If you want to see other functions available, you can display these results by clicking the Paste down arrow. You can also change the display of the results by choosing a different format in the Number Format. There are choices to choose from like percent, dollar value or stick with the general number. |
