Microsoft KB Archive/60706

Word: Incorrect Result with Arithmetic Calculations

PSS ID Number: Q60706 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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Alphabetic characters that are similar to numbers (for example, the lowercase letter “l” and the uppercase letter “O”) are not calculated as numbers with Word’s calculator feature (activated by pressing the F2 key).

A simple method of checking for alphabetic characters in a column of numbers is to use the Search command, as described below:


 * 1) Position the cursor at the beginning of the first number in the column.
 * 2) Choose the Search command. In the “text:” field, enter the letter “l” and press the ENTER key.
 * 3) Repeat this procedure for the uppercase letter “O”.

For more information on the calculate feature, please see “Using Microsoft Word,” Page 488.

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