Word hints - Math &
Table functions
Here is the way to enter formulas into a Word
document to allow calculations. First pick the insertion point in the document that you
want to insert the resulting calculation. Next hit CTRL+F9 to give you a set of the curly
braces used for Word fields (just typing these fields will not work)
Now, between the braces type something like =&PREM&-&CO_AMT& You can use the TAM field insert tool, but it will "hide" your field, so you will have to toggle the hidden field by hitting ALT+F9. You should now see something like this {=&PREM&-&CO_AMT&}
To position and format this calculation, you can insert this formula into a table which will give you the ability to do alignment, font and line/shading controls. see the following from the Word6 help file:


Word97 will also have similar capabilities, but the formatting of the results are handled a little differently - see the associated help file.
Formatting info -
You can get instant info about the
formatting of any text of object in a word document by pressing SHIFT+F1 this will
change the pointer into a question mark which can be placed over any area and just click
to get a Format Info window to appear. This also works on any icon or toolbar item to get
a description of what that item does. To return to the standard pointer and functions,
just hit ESC.