Re: How do I sum up 2 fields in Word 2003 Mail Merge?

From: Doug Robbins (dkr_at_NOmvpsSPAM.org)
Date: 02/11/05 

Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 18:15:06 -0500

Save yourself all of the trouble and get Excel to add the two values
together. 

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"XianProf" <XianProf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:42B62886-DC2E-4D35-9999-0D76F2F869FE@microsoft.com...
>I checked, and the brackets are ctrl-f9 brackets.  The = sign is there as
> well.  If it helps, I am using Office XP Pro and my data source is an 
> Excel
> file.
>
> "Graham Mayor" wrote:
>
>> You still haven't entered the fields correctly. The curly brackets are 
>> set
>> with CTRL+F9 (three pairs) and of course you have to use the field names
>> from your data file.
>>
>> If you have two numbers with a plus sign select the lot, press CTRL+F9 to
>> make the lot into a field and add the = after the first bracket.
>>
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>> Graham Mayor -  Word MVP
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>> My web site www.gmayor.com
>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
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>> XianProf wrote:
>> > I ran into this same issue, but when I used this formula, I got a
>> > !Syntax Error, - field result.  To make sure I had the fields typed
>> > in properly, I got rid of just the equal sign, and then the field
>> > result gave me my 2 numbers with a plus sign between them (but not
>> > the actual sum).
>> >
>> > Marc
>> >
>> > "Graham Mayor" wrote:
>> >
>> >> The syntax is
>> >> { ={ Mergefield Fieldname1 } + { Mergefield Fieldname2 } }
>> >> where each pair of brackets is set with CTRL+F9
>> >>
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>> >> Graham Mayor -  Word MVP
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>> >> My web site www.gmayor.com
>> >> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
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>> >>
>> >> Fuad wrote:
>> >>> Dear All,
>> >>>
>> >>> I am trying to sum up two fields in Word Mail Merge, but it seems
>> >>> does not work. Does anyone have got any idea that can help me.
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks
>> >>>
>> >>> Fuad
>>
>>
>>
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