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if you type out a formula eg "2+ 3.5* 4 ^2/(11-4)" it will correctly calculate this (as 10 - it obeys BODMAS too!)
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Hrm...
mwalters1984 17th Jan 2012
Win+R calc
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I use the Windows Calculator a lot -- thanks for the reminder!
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jbenton@... 18th Jan 2012
but I might not want to type in all the numbers and operators when I could just highlight and click
and, although you can paste a formula into Calc, it doesn't do BODMAS
(well, the standard view doesn't, the scientific view does but it still doesn't recognise the ^ operator)

that said, I'd still be lost without it

JB
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SYNTAX ERROR
TCribb 15th Feb 2012
This works sometimes but other times it says "!Syntax Error" sad
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Hello all,

I have made a short youtube tutorial on the same subject, but with tables.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfn6-bG6tUU

Hope you like it.
Often you want to sum a column of numbers in Word which are not in a table. You can select the numbers -- which don't even have to line up perfectly -- by holding down the Alt key before dragging down the column, then select calculate. FYI you can hold down the Alt key while dragging in this way to select an undefined column of text you want to copy and paste.
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