Creating a printed form

It should be a very simple form, but I'm having trouble with the calcution fields. I have the form set up. Lines 1-7 (with text) left justified, with $ amounts at the end of each line. I have inserted the fields, set the properties up as numbers with the format that I want. There are no macros.

Line 3 needs to add [text2] and [text1] (lines 2 & 1, respectively. I set the type (under properties) to calculation and used the following formula: =text2+text1\#,##0.00 . But, it doesn't calculate. I do not understand the "calculate on exit." "Exit" from what? Since the cell isn't "fill-in enabled", my cursor won't tab to that field in order for me to have an opportunity to "Exit."

Also, line 4 should return the value of line 3 times 1.5%. and line 7 should return the sum of line 3 through line 6.

I've never tried to use a formula in word and was actually surprised that word had that capability. Now, I'd just like to be able to design a user friendly form, one that can be filled in and then printed.

Any help would be appreciated.

Lynne

"calculate on exit" should read "update fields that depend on this field
upon exit."

What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." For more
about online forms, follow the links at
http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially Dian
Chapman's series of articles.

Hope this helps,
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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It should be a very simple form, but I'm having trouble with the calcution
fields. I have the form set up. Lines 1-7 (with text) left justified, with
$ amounts at the end of each line. I have inserted the fields, set the
properties up as numbers with the format that I want. There are no macros.

Line 3 needs to add [text2] and [text1] (lines 2 & 1, respectively. I set
the type (under properties) to calculation and used the following formula:
=text2+text1\#,##0.00 . But, it doesn't calculate. I do not understand
the "calculate on exit." "Exit" from what? Since the cell isn't "fill-in
enabled", my cursor won't tab to that field in order for me to have an
opportunity to "Exit."

Also, line 4 should return the value of line 3 times 1.5%. and line 7
should return the sum of line 3 through line 6.

I've never tried to use a formula in word and was actually surprised that
word had that capability. Now, I'd just like to be able to design a user
friendly form, one that can be filled in and then printed.

Any help would be appreciated.

Lynne