Microsoft KB Archive/42782

Word: Mathematical Operations in Columns

PSS ID Number: Q42782 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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Doing math in columns in Microsoft Word is done the same as when it is calculated in a straight line. To perform a certain number of steps before other steps, use parentheses. The following example shows a column of numbers that will first be added, then multiplied:

$(1734.55 591.65 3310.33 577.23) * 3.5 ———-

When there are multiple calculations in a single expression, Word calculates in the following order:


 * 1) Expressions in Parentheses
 * 2) Percentages
 * 3) Multiplication or division
 * 4) Addition or subtraction

Use parentheses within the expression to alter the order of calculation.

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