WD97: Calculate On Exit Doesn't Function for Calculation

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

The Calculate On Exit option in the Form Field Options dialog box is available even when the form field is a calculation field.

CAUSE

The Calculate On Exit option has no effect when the form field type is set to Calculation. Calculation fields never get focus (selected) in a protected form.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

To perform calculations in form fields, click to select the Calculate On Exit check box for the fields that contain the values to be calculated not for the field that contains the result of the calculation.

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q157463
   TITLE     : Using Calculate on Exit in a Forms Document

   ARTICLE-ID: Q141990
   TITLE     : How to Create an Online Form Using Form Fields

   ARTICLE-ID: Q115607
   TITLE     : How to Update Fields in a Protected Form