The three form fields store static values -- the product's price, the quantity sold, and any applicable tax. Now, it's time to add a calculating form field that will subtotal cost. Add the subtotaling form field as follows:. Now you're ready to create a form field that will calculate the grand total. This one's a little more complex, because you must calculate the tax and add it to the subtotal.
To create this calculating field, do the following:. Before you use the document, you should protect it so that users can't inadvertently alter mess up your form fields. To do so, click Protect Form on the Forms toolbar that's the icon that looks like a padlock. With the form fields protected, you're ready to use the form. Simply enter values and watch how the calculating form fields update. To use the form, do the following:. Tina Norris Fields, M. Leadership, B. Step 1: Determine your needs The first step to creating a calculating form is to determine the values you need to store and how the form will evaluate those values mathematically.
In that case, you might need the following information: The product's price The quantity purchased Current tax, if applicable The information will vary from task to task, but before you do anything, determine the static values the form will need to store and evaluate. Step 2: Flesh out the calculations By referring to static values Step 1 in formulas, you can calculate extended information.
My guess is that by using those bookmarks in formulas, I am referencing the result from the bookmarked field as well as the formula entered in that bookmarked field, so that is why I am getting results that are doubled. Can this be confirmed? Or is there another problem I might be having that I am unaware of?
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