Forms- adding numbers from multiple "Text Form Fields"

[dogfly]

I am making a form with the "Text Form Field" button (from the Forms
Toolbar). In some boxes I am entering text. In some I am entering numbers.
Is it possible to have a box at the end of the document (ie. a "Total Amount"
box) that will have automatically added the numbers from specific boxes
together?

Word 2002 (sp3), Win XP
Thank you.
Nick

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Yes, use a calculation form field and make sure that all the fields that
contribute to the calculation have "Calculate on exit" set in the Form Field
Options.

 

[dogfly]

Suzanne,
Thank you for the quick response. I thought I was doing this correctly but
would you help with the next step...

I've opened the Text Form Field Options and selected Number in the Type
field. The default I've left blank. Max Length I left untouched and blank.
Number format- I did change to the $ entry. I left the Macro entries blank.
I left the Bookmark entry untouched. The Fill-in and calculate on exit are
checked.

So after 3 of these boxes have been entered (all with the "calculate on
exit" boxes checked), the last box I changed the Type to Calculation. There
is a default "=" in the Expression box which I read in the Word help file
that is not to be changed.

When I save, protect, and test this, nothing shows up in the last
"Calculation" box.
Clearly, I am entering something wrong, but I haven't figured out a
successful combination. Is this a time for using macros?

Thanks again.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

To clarify, in the Calculation field, are you entering the bookmarks of the
fields you want to sum? I'm not really the best source on this, as I haven't
used calculated fields (indeed, I have little experience with form fields at
all), but I'm sure you'll need to add some sort of formula (such as Text1 +
Text2 + Text3).

 

[dogfly]

Suzanned, you are the best!
I was not using the bookmarks before. I simply gave each box that I wanted
added a unique bookmark (in this case "Dollar1, Dollar2, etc...).

In the box where I wanted the total displayed; in its options box, in the
Expressions box I added the following right after the "="...
"dollar1+dollar2+dollar3".

Worked like a charm. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
Nick