Even Word Has a Calculator

Yesterday I mentioned the Windows Calculator and Google Calculator. Did you know that Word has a calculator too?

To use it, you can add a button to a Word toolbar, then select numbers, and click the Calculator button, to see the total.

To add the button to a Word toolbar:

• In Word, click the Tools menu, and click on Customize
• Click the Commands tab, and click the Tools category.
• Scroll down the list of commands, to find Tools Calculate
• Drag that button to one of your Word toolbars.
• To show a picture, instead of the text, right-click on the button in the toolbar
• Click on Default Style
• Right-click on the button again, and click on Change Button Image
• Click on the Calculator icon.

• Close the Customize dialog box

To use the Calculator button:

• Select a column or list of numbers in Word, or type and select a formula, such as 19*10/14.
• Click on the Calculator button.
• Look in the Status Bar, at the bottom left of the Word window, to see the result . The total is also automatically copied to the clipboard, so you can paste it in Word, or somewhere else.