Running totals show how figures build over an extended period, one entry at a time, allowing you to see trends and patterns ...

Your total does not have to appear in the same column as the rest of your data. You can place the column total in any cell of your table by using normal, spreadsheet-type cell references. For ...

If you want to sum columns of data automatically so that the totals show only the sum of visible cells (for example), Excel’s Tables features can do it.

Follow the steps below to sum a column or row of a table in Microsoft Word: Place the cursor into the cell you want to calculate. A Formula dialog box will open. Type into the Formula section =SUM ...

Use Word 2010's Numbering feature in tables and make it automatically number multiple table columns vertically. This way, each cell in each column will be placed under the correct number.