When children first begin to talk, they learn perhaps a word or two a week. Then suddenly, at around 14 to 18 months, they seem to soak up new words like a sponge, learning as many as ten a day. Child ...

In February (page 74), I wrote how Word can do simple arithmetic—that is, add and subtract. I confessed I didn’t know how to make it do more and invited readers to share their knowledge if it could.

A colleague told me that Word has a built-in math capability. I looked all over but I can’t find any. Is he pulling my leg? To do a calculation just type out the numbers (either horizontally or ...

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 ...