Calculate in Word Add-in

[Jakob 76]

This tool could be useful for structural and civil engineers who need to integrate calculations directly into their engineering reports. At just $5.00 per month, it's an affordable alternative to Mathcad.

For more info see www.calculateinword.com

 

[IRstuff]

This was already discussed in the Mathcad forum

 

[3DDave]

I never look at the Mathcad forurm so it's good to see it here as I do use Word.

Still, $5 a month?? It reminds me of how Microsoft has ignored this area of usage in favor of extended chart junk and increasing database-ification of Excel, which is approaching a Baroque period in terms of complex instructions.

 

[IRstuff]

Note that it's primary similarity to Mathcad is being able to do units and being able to simple algebra. It would not be sufficiently compatible with Mathcad to make it worth the $5/month subscription, although, I suppose it's better than having Mathcad at all.

 

[Jakob 76]

It saves me a lot of time and effort, especially when making adjustments to my reports!

 

[Stress_Eng]

I believe there's a similar 'extension' for LibreOffice, I think it's called iMath. I haven't used it as I use Mathcad, but I may have a look at it some time.

 

[Jakob 76]

This Calculate in Word is now able to handle US customary units.

 

[sdz]

It's easier to write text in Excel than do calcs in Word, even with add ins.

 

[IRstuff]

It's easier to write text in Excel than do calcs in Word, even with add ins.

The main issue with almost all OTS calculation SW is the ability to handle mixed units, like adding something in cm to something in inches. Also needed is calculations formatted with human-readable expressions and equations, that can be readily checked for errors and omissions. There's a trope that any Excel spreadsheet with reasonabl complexity will contain at least one error.

Excel could do units and "normal" equations with an add-on, and it would still suck as a word processing program. Word, on the other hand, with the aforementioned add-on, passably do the required calculations and have non-sucky word processing.