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Help! I'm doing a monthly mileage reimbursement form and need to know how to put the mileage rate 0.555 into the calculation so it will multiply # of miles by the 0.555 rate.
If you have a field which contains the rate then you don't need to hard-code it. Simply use the Simplified Field Notation option under the Calculate tab of the Amount field and enter this:
Miles * Rate
If you want to hard-code the value, change it to:
Miles * 0.555
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A good place to start: https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/how-to-do-not-so-simple-form-calculations
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I'm sure that site is wonderful but it is not clear to me - I apologize, I am a beginner and this is the most difficult form I will need to deal with.
Maybe I can be more specific.
I have three columns - the first is called "Miles" the second is called "Rate" and the third is "Amount"
the rate is .555 and I want to multiple the miles * rate to get the Amount. Is there a way to put the rate of .555 into a code for this so the rate is a fixed amount?
Thank you so much for any help anyone can give me.
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If you have a field which contains the rate then you don't need to hard-code it. Simply use the Simplified Field Notation option under the Calculate tab of the Amount field and enter this:
Miles * Rate
If you want to hard-code the value, change it to:
Miles * 0.555
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Perfect! Thank you so much for your help.