WD: Incorrect Value/Table Cell Inserted Referencing Bookmark

ID: Q157213

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a

SYMPTOMS

Case 1

When you reference a bookmarked table cell using a formula field, Word inserts an incorrect value.

Case 2

When you reference a bookmarked table cell using the Ref field, Word inserts a table cell containing the correct value.

WORKAROUND

Use the appropriate method to reference the correct information in a table cell or to use a value contained in a table cell in a calculation:

Method 1: Bookmark the Contents of the Table Cell

Do not bookmark the entire table cell. Ensure that the end of cell marker is not selected when you set the bookmark in the table cell.

Use either a FORMULA or REF field to retrieve the contents of the bookmark.

For example: { =bookmarkname } or { REF bookmarkname }

Method 2: Bookmark the Entire Table

Use the FORMULA field to reference the appropriate table cell using the formula { =SUM(bookmarkname cell ) }.

For example: { =SUM(table1 C3 ) }

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: wrong value

Keywords : kbualink97 kbfield kbtable word6 word7 word95 macword6
Version : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a; WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a; winnt:6.0
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbbug