Do Your Math Homework in MS Word
MicroSoft Word: the Swiss-Army Knife of software.It helps you format documents, checks your spelling and grammar, and performs basic calculations.
Do you need spreadsheet-like math in a Word document? Try these tips:
- Create a table
- To sum the numbers in a row, enter numbers in all cells except the right-hand cell, click in the right-hand cell, choose Table | Formula, and accept Word's suggestion of =SUM(LEFT).
- To sum the numbers in a column, go to the bottom cell and accept Word's suggestion of =SUM(ABOVE).
- You can also enter basic spreadsheet-style calculations such as =A1*B2. Although the row and column headings aren't visible, the letters in cell references correspond to the columns and the numbers to the rows, just as they do in Excel.
- To update a calculation, select the cell with the sum and press F9. Or to update all the calculations in a table, select the table (or document) and press F9.


