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Calculation Overview
9-2 Using Calculations
Calculation Overview
This section gives an overview of how to create calculations. It contains
the following topics:
• Creating a Calculation
• Calculation Guidelines
• Using the Recalculate... Command
• Usage Conventions
See “Tutorial 3 — Design Your Own Form” on page 3-21 for step-by-step
instructions on creating a simple calculation.
Creating a Calculation
Calculations are created in Design View. You can create a calculation for
fill text, comb, check box, and circle text objects.
You must open the calculation toolbar to begin.
To open the calculation toolbar:
1 If you are in Fill View, click the Design button in the standard
toolbar or choose
Design
in the View menu.
2 Click the Calculation button in the standard toolbar or choose
Calculation
in the Tools menu.
The calculation toolbar appears.
3 Select a fill text, comb, check box, circle text, or table object in
your form to activate the toolbar.
The calculation toolbar contains four buttons and a text box.
• Cancel Calculation button
Click this to revert to the last calculation accepted. The text
box clears if no version was accepted.
• Accept Calculation button
Click this to accept the calculation in the text box.
Click to Edit Calculation — the calculation
for the selected field appears here.
Accept
Calculation
Cancel
Calculation
Calculation
Builder
Auto
Calculation