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Old March 29th, 2010, 05:44 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
vjk
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Default Relative reference for a table formula

The following table formula does the calculation I need using 3 columns
and two rows:

=E5+C6-D6

For keeping a record of payments...

E is the running balance, C is the current debit and D is the current credit

How do I turn that into a relative reference so it can be added without
changes to each row

I presume it starts with =SUM(ABOVE)+ ? - ?

TIA
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Old March 29th, 2010, 10:29 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
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Default Relative reference for a table formula

See fellow MVP Macropod's Word Field Maths Tutorial at:

http://lounge.windowssecrets.com/ind...owtopic=365442

or at:

http://www.gmayor.com/downloads.htm#Third_party

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"vjk" wrote in message
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The following table formula does the calculation I need using 3 columns
and two rows:

=E5+C6-D6

For keeping a record of payments...

E is the running balance, C is the current debit and D is the current
credit

How do I turn that into a relative reference so it can be added without
changes to each row

I presume it starts with =SUM(ABOVE)+ ? - ?

TIA


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Old March 29th, 2010, 10:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
macropod[_2_]
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Default Relative reference for a table formula

Hi vjk,

Word doesn't provide any native support for relative cell addressing. Depending on what exactly you need to do, you might be able to
incorporate a SUM(LEFT) function (eg =SUM(ABOVE)+SUM(LEFT)). Alternatively, for a workaround and details of how to do a wide range
of other calculations in Word, check out my Microsoft Word Field Maths Tutorial, at:
http://lounge.windowssecrets.com/ind...owtopic=365442
or
http://www.gmayor.com/downloads.htm#Third_party


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"vjk" wrote in message ...
The following table formula does the calculation I need using 3 columns
and two rows:

=E5+C6-D6

For keeping a record of payments...

E is the running balance, C is the current debit and D is the current credit

How do I turn that into a relative reference so it can be added without
changes to each row

I presume it starts with =SUM(ABOVE)+ ? - ?

TIA


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Old March 30th, 2010, 03:06 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
vjk
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Default Relative reference for a table formula

On 2010.03.29 19:44, vjk wrote:
The following table formula does the calculation I need using 3 columns
and two rows:

=E5+C6-D6

For keeping a record of payments...

E is the running balance, C is the current debit and D is the current credit

How do I turn that into a relative reference so it can be added without
changes to each row

I presume it starts with =SUM(ABOVE)+ ? - ?

TIA


Quite apparent that Word does not do that. WordFieldMaths was quite
enlightening.

TYVM
 




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