Simple table calculation: Excel or ???

I need to put a cost estimate table in a Word (2007) document. The
table has 2 columns and a variable number of rows:

Hours Activity
7 Travel
21 Design
15 Review
43 Total hours
$3,225 Total cost

The next to last row has the total hours in column 1.

I would like the value in the last row, column 1, to be the product of
the total hours (cell just above) and some rate ($75 in the example).

I can get the both the sum and the product to work in a fixed table. I
put "=sum(above)" in cell A5 and "=A5*75" in cell A6.

The problem comes if I add (or delete) a row. The sum still works, but
the product has a hard cell reference.

Can I make it a relative cell reference?

If not, can I put in an Excel table instead that I can change in Word?

From the Table section of the Insert Ribbon, you can insert an Excel
Spreadsheet into a Word Document.

That should allow you to do what you want.


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"LurfysMa" wrote in message
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I need to put a cost estimate table in a Word (2007) document. The
table has 2 columns and a variable number of rows:

Hours Activity
7 Travel
21 Design
15 Review
43 Total hours
$3,225 Total cost

The next to last row has the total hours in column 1.

I would like the value in the last row, column 1, to be the product of
the total hours (cell just above) and some rate ($75 in the example).

I can get the both the sum and the product to work in a fixed table. I
put "=sum(above)" in cell A5 and "=A5*75" in cell A6.

The problem comes if I add (or delete) a row. The sum still works, but
the product has a hard cell reference.

Can I make it a relative cell reference?

If not, can I put in an Excel table instead that I can change in Word?

Tom C replied:

LurfysMa

Take a look at the following article:
Article: How to get a formula field to total an entire table column, even if
some cells in the column contain text or are blank.

By Dave Rado

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/TotalColumn.htm

This article suggests two methods to achieve the effect you desire within
Word without embedding an Excel spreadsheet. Both methods use a mixture of
bookmarks and field codes.

The numbers to be summed are placed in a data table (Table01), and the
formulae are placed into a summation table.

The tables are separated by a blank paragraph. The article specifies a line
height for the paragraph. I would also recommend the font size should be set
to 1pt.

The total numbers of rows in table 01 can be varied with out disrupting the
formulae.

Tom C

=== "LurfysMa" wrote:

I need to put a cost estimate table in a Word (2007) document. The
table has 2 columns and a variable number of rows:

Hours Activity
7 Travel
21 Design
15 Review
43 Total hours
$3,225 Total cost

The next to last row has the total hours in column 1.

I would like the value in the last row, column 1, to be the product of
the total hours (cell just above) and some rate ($75 in the example).

I can get the both the sum and the product to work in a fixed table. I
put "=sum(above)" in cell A5 and "=A5*75" in cell A6.

The problem comes if I add (or delete) a row. The sum still works, but
the product has a hard cell reference.

Can I make it a relative cell reference?

If not, can I put in an Excel table instead that I can change in Word?