Calculate Command function in Microsoft Word 365 - Windows Version

Question

Where can I find the "calculate" command that was in previous versions of Word to perform simple in line calculations in Microsoft Word (Windows version)?  In the list of All Commands there is no longer a Calculate command in Word 365 for Windows so I cannot add it. This is a critical loss of function for my work.  How can I get it back in? Thanks.

Answer 1

Looking at the latest version of Word in Microsoft 365, the entry in the Quick Access Toolbar page of the options dialog has been renamed from just "Calculate" to its old name, "Tools Calculate":

You can also assign a keyboard shortcut to it: In the Customize Ribbon page of the options dialog, click the Keyboard shortcuts: Customize button. In the resulting dialog, choose All Commands in the Categories list, choose ToolsCalculate in the Commands list, enter the shortcut you want, and click the Assign button.

Answer 2

Thank you so much!!! I finally found it!

Answer 3

Hi Kwan,

Thanks for using Microsoft products and posting in the community.

I understand from your message that you can’t find Calculate Command function . Don’t worry, here are the steps, I hope to help you：

1.To use the Calculate command, we need to add it to the Quick Access Toolbar. To do this, click the down arrow button on the right side of the Quick Access Toolbar and select “More Commands” from the drop-down menu.

2.Select “All Commands” from the “Choose commands from” drop-down list.

3..In the list of commands on the left, scroll down to the “Calculate” command, select it, and then click “Add”.

4.The Calculate command is added to the list on the right. Click “OK” to accept the change.
5.Now you can type in and then select a simple equation (do not select the equals sign) in your Word document and click the “Formula” button. For some reason, the button is not called Calculate.

NOTE: If you use spaces in your equation. Word may turn your hyphens into dashes, which won’t work. (If you don’t use spaces in your equation, this won’t be a problem.)

I hope the information provided is useful to you, Feel free to post back if you need further assistance. 

Best Regards,

Oliviaq | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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Answer 4

Hi Oliviaq,

Thank you for your respond.

I am not able to find the "calculate" function in All Command. As you can see in the image below, there is no "calculate" function. May I know whether there is any other method to find this function? I am using Microsoft Word 365 version. Thank you.

Answer 5

Word 2013 (the latest version I have available) still has Calculate (without a button icon) in both All Commands and Commands Not in the Ribbon. My guess is that it has been removed from more recent versions in a misguided housekeeping sweep--presumably in the belief that no one uses it any more. You might check the Macros dialog, setting the list to Word Commands. If it's still there, you could incorporate it in a macro that you could add to the QAT.