Repeat table cell value in "normal" text

Shammat · General User Joined: 22 Jul 2003 Posts: 24

Hello,

I have a simple table in my Writer document. The table sums up some values.

Now I would like to repeat the value of the sum in the normal text inside the document.
Is that possible so that the value in the text is automatically updated, when the table changes?

Something like this:

Bla bla bla 42 bla bla

acknak · Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:55 am Post subject:

I was fairly sure there is a way to refer to table cells from outside the table--but it seems I was thinking of referring to cells between tables. For some bizarre reason, it seems you can only refer to table cells from within a table.

keme · Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:21 pm Post subject:

Bookmark the sum, then insert a reference to that bookmark. Works for me in OOo 2.3 on WinXP. It even updates automatically.

acknak · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 5:19 am Post subject:

Wow, great catch!

But holy cow: a bookmark works, when a formula field does not? A formula can refer to a table cell from a different table, but not from normal text? I even tried setting a variable inside the table, and that "works" but gives the wrong answer (always zero).

I am constantly astounded at how messed up Writer's various fields are, for anything beyond the simplest uses. It's embarrassing.

Shammat · General User Joined: 22 Jul 2003 Posts: 24