I want the entry in one table cell to automatically appear in another table
cell

...in excel I'd just type in my destination cell something like: '= a1,
c5'.

....but how can I do it in Word?

As long as the source cell is a number, you can insert a "Formula" field
and set the formula to be =A1 or what ever cell you want, IT only works
with numbers from the source cell. See Word Help relating to "formula".

davo wrote:
> I want the entry in one table cell to automatically appear in another table
> cell
>
> ...in excel I'd just type in my destination cell something like: '= a1,
> c5'.
>
> ...but how can I do it in Word?
>
>

thats the rub....I want to do it with text...how?

You may have to use a different method, like a mail merge. Plug the
"word" into a "data source" and then point "both locations" to the source.

davo wrote:
> thats the rub....I want to do it with text...how?
>
>