We hope this tutorial helps you understand how to insert a formula to sum a column or row of numbers in a table in Word; if you have questions about the tutorial, let us know in the comments.

Use Word 2010's Numbering feature in tables and make it automatically number multiple table columns vertically. This way, each cell in each column will be placed under the correct number.

We explain 3 ways to make a Table of content in Word with different columns. A Table is an object that is made up of columns and rows.

Select a format from the ‘Number format’ list—I chose #,##0 to get a whole number result—and click OK. Word will automatically insert the total into the cell.