Display a calculated value based on an IF condition

I hope somebody can help me as the Microsoft Help system seems bizarrely
lacking!

All I'm trying to do is display the result of a formula in a field if the
value in another field is not 0. Having looked at all the Help examples I
came up with something like the following:

{ IF (F3 0) "{ = SUM(F5, F6, F8) } " "0" }

I've tried a variety of combinations with ever simpler formulas. Even in
desperation to make something work:
{IF (3 0) "{ =(4 + 5) }" "0"}

but all that ever happens is the string text between the first set of quotes
is displayed as it is ie { = (4 + 5) } . I just cannot get Word to recognise
that the second set of braces represents a formula within the IF formula
event though this is how the examples in the Help system seem to do it.

Please help!
Paula

Hi Paula,

Try:
{IF{=F3} 0 {=SUM(F5, F6, F8)} 0}
where all the field braces are entered via Ctrl-F9.

For more information on field calculations in Word, check out my Word Field
Maths 'tutorial', at:
http://www.wopr.com/cgi-bin/w3t/show...?Number=365442

Cheers

--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]


"Paula 4S" Paula wrote in message
...
I hope somebody can help me as the Microsoft Help system seems bizarrely
lacking!

All I'm trying to do is display the result of a formula in a field if the
value in another field is not 0. Having looked at all the Help examples I
came up with something like the following:

{ IF (F3 0) "{ = SUM(F5, F6, F8) } " "0" }

I've tried a variety of combinations with ever simpler formulas. Even in
desperation to make something work:
{IF (3 0) "{ =(4 + 5) }" "0"}

but all that ever happens is the string text between the first set of
quotes
is displayed as it is ie { = (4 + 5) } . I just cannot get Word to
recognise
that the second set of braces represents a formula within the IF formula
event though this is how the examples in the Help system seem to do it.

Please help!
Paula

Ctrl + F9? Why wasn't that mentioned in any of the help topics?

You're a star!

Thanks a billion!
Paula

"macropod" wrote:

Hi Paula,

Try:
{IF{=F3} 0 {=SUM(F5, F6, F8)} 0}
where all the field braces are entered via Ctrl-F9.

For more information on field calculations in Word, check out my Word Field
Maths 'tutorial', at:
http://www.wopr.com/cgi-bin/w3t/show...?Number=365442

Cheers

--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]