Creating a fill-in calculating form

I am trying to create a fill-in form that will calculate figures (addition, subtraction). It's a 3 column form, with the last column as a total column. I would like it to calculate automatically. This is going to be a network form. Is this possible in Acrobat? tried using the simplified calculate option, but it didn't work. I'm new to creating forms that calculate and do not have experience in writing formulas.

Yes, but you will need to provide more information about your form fields.
You might find the free getting started with forms turorials at Acrobat Users Community.
You can also find assitance at pdfscripting.com. There is some free content and a lot more if you join the service.

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