Not sure what I’m doing wrong here.
I’m making a template on Word which consists of a bunch of input boxes and then formats the inputted text onto a page.
One part of it involves entering a contract price and a payment price. All I want to do is calculate the due balance and have place it on the sheet. It kinda works, but only after I hit “Update Fields” after entering in all my info. I’m not sure what’s goign on.
To wit, here is some field code I’m using:
{ref contract # “#,###,###.00”}
{ref amount # “#,###,###.00”}
{= contract - amount # "#,###,###.00}
The first two fields show up fine. The values inputted using the “fillin” function display properly. The final calculation, though, appears as “.00” until you right click it and hit “Update fields.”
Now, I had a similar problem before, but that was due to a “ref” function displaying a value before it was actually inputted. That was easily solved by moving the “fillin” field to precede the “ref” function. This, I’m not sure.
Also, if I unprotect and protect the document and enter new values into the forms, the calculation shows up fine, as well. It’s only on opening it from the desktop that the template displays “.00” as the calculation field.
I’m totally new to this, so I may just be doing something stupid.
Also, how do I clear all the fields before I save the template? What I’m doing now is simply reentering blank values for all the inputs and saving the template.
Thanks