Select and copy the total within the embedded sheet.
Select the location in the document where you want the total to appear.
Click Edit PasteSpecial. Check 'Paste Link' and select 'Unformatted text'
from the 'As' list.

You'll end up with a field that looks something like --

{ LINK Word.Document "C:\\MyFolder\\MyFile.doc" "OLE_LINK1" \a \t }

This will update automatically when the embedded sheet changes.




"Joanne" wrote in message
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I have an excel table in my document.
It lists invoice numbers and their amounts, then gives me a total.
What I would like to do is make a field in my doc = to the total
generated by the excel table.
Looking at insert/fields I don't know whether to use doc automation,
links and references, equations and formulas or if none of the above
are correct.
Please give me some help on this problem
Thanks a bunch ahead of time
Joanne