Article ID: 242177
Article Last Modified on 1/25/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Works 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Works 6.0
- Microsoft Works Suite 2000
- Microsoft Works Suite 2001
This article was previously published under Q242177
SUMMARY
This article describes how to calculate a running total or a running average in a Microsoft Works database.
A running total or running average displays the sum or average of all of the values in a specific field up to the current record. In a Works database, you can use a self-referencing formula to calculate a running total or a running average.
MORE INFORMATION
To create a sample database that calculates running totals and averages:
- In a new Works database, create the following four new fields, and then click Done:
- Values
- Number
- Total
- Average
- On the View menu, click List.
- In the first record:
- In the Values field, type 20.
- In the Number field, type 1.
- In the Total field, type the number located in Values.
- In the Average field, type the following formula:
=Total/Number
- In the second record:
- In the Values field, type 40.
- In the Number field, type the following formula:
=Number+IF(Values,1,0)
- In the Total field, type the following formula:
=Total+Values
- Type the following values in the Values field in the next four records:
- 0
- 60
- 80
- 100
As you type new values in the Values field, the values in the Number, Total, and Average fields are calculated automatically. The following table shows the results.
NOTE: Blank values in the Value field are not counted in the Average field.
| Values | Number | Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| 40 | 2 | 60 | 30 |
| 0 | 2 | 60 | 30 |
| 60 | 3 | 120 | 40 |
| 80 | 4 | 200 | 50 |
| 100 | 5 | 300 | 60 |
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