I GOT IT!!!! SMARTEST MAN ALIVE, RIGHT HERE.Thanks to all who helped me with this.  I know it must've been a pain in the ass, but please know that I appreciate it.

I feel like a complete idiot here.   Like I said, I dont understand any of the scripts or terms used.  I'm not sure what a 'loop with a test' is and how to enter it in the field.   No here is the 'feeling like and idiot' part comes in.   My numeric fileds are First_Amount, Second_Amount, etc.  My ch...

Thanks for the help with this, unfortunately the total amount is registered regardless of checkbox event. My amount boxes are called First_Amount, Second_Amount, and so on and my checkboxes are named First_Approve, Second_Approve, etc. The total amount is called Approved_Total. It helps with ...

Thanks for getting back to me so fast. I just need to get this form up and running by tomorrow and I know absolutely nothing about code. The whole idea of my form is to provide pictures and recommendations for property managers, give an amount for the possible work to be done, distribute the fo...

Sum(.....) does not seem to work with FormCalc.   I used 'this=' and it adds up all the amount boxes into the total box but I need them only to add up when the boxes are checked. .   I call them First_Amount, Second_Amount, and First_Approve, Second_Approve and so on.   The check box addition part w...

My problem is most likely a pretty simple one (not for me however).   I have eight boxes with user entered numbers and one box at the bottom that needs to total the amounts from the other boxes.   This total needs to be calculated ONLY when the checkbox next to each user entered number is checked.  ...