➤ How to add, subtract, multiply, divide in Word

On this occasion we will teach you how to do simple mathematical operations within Word, as although powerful, the program has its limitations, so if you want to use the function root, square root, cube root, etc., you have to use Excel which is more suitable for this purpose. Now read our guide to using basic math in Word.

Can you do math operations in Word?

Many people believe that Word is just for writing and creating text and that math is a matter Excel table, but they are wrong. The truth is that the Word provides us with very interesting tools, among which we find formulas.

By proposing formulas within Word, you can perform more math operations, from the simplest to some more complex, but as we pointed out before, for operations with a high degree of complexity it is better to use Solver to solve equations, mathematics and financial operations in Excel, as it is undoubtedly one of the best office tools for this purpose. However, for the basics, Word will work excellently.

How to add, subtract, multiply, divide in Word - Insert formulas in Word

The process of doing math in Word is surprisingly easy, in fact anyone can do it. Follow these instructions so that you too can learn how to do simple math operations in Word:

The first thing you should do is create a table, to do this or go to the option Inserisci and click inside Table. Here you can both point directly to the table and draw it, you can do it in the way that seems most convenient to you.
Organize this table in the way that seems best to you, this will be our workspace, where all the mathematical operations with formulas will be performed.
As you will notice from the table example provided, it is best to create a horizontal table, so that the final result is just to the right, at the end of the table.

Access the formulas

To apply a formula go to Company introduction.
In the presentation section you will find many options, locate the one called Formula and click there.
When you press on the formulas, the space will appear on the screen to enter the formula. This procedure must be performed at each operation.

Add

Being on the cell intended for the sum result, follow the steps described in our title Access to formulas.
For the sum the formula is the following = SUM (LEFT).
As you will notice, the formula supplements the word LEFT, which in English means left, which indicates that the formula will add all the digits to the left.
Just type this formula and press OK to view the result.

to subtract

Being in the formula section, to carry out the subtraction process it is necessary to know the position in letters and numbers of the data. This is very simple, the first position of our table represents the letter A and the number 1. The letters A, B, C, etc. are located horizontally. while vertically they are the numbers 1,2,3, etc.
Having understood this, in the case of our table to subtract all the values the formula would be the following: = C2-D2. Then enter that formula in the row for the formula.

Multiply

In the case of multiplication, the principle is the same as subtraction, you just need to point to the data in the table and use the multiplication sign. In our case the formula would be = B4 * C4 * D4 * E4.
Once the formula is created, just press OK to show the result.

Split

The procedure for division is the same as for subtraction and multiplication.
Just make the formula indicating the positions of the data, in our case the formula would be the following: = B5 / C5.
After typing the formula, click accept and the result will be displayed.

This is the way to perform mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division within Word. As you will see, it is a very useful tool for different situations and if you want to do more complex operations like inserting equations and math formulas in Word, there are also ways to do it.