#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#pragma comment(linker, "/STACK:256000000")
using namespace std;
const int INF = (int)1e9;
const long double EPS = 1e-9;
const long double PI = 3.1415926535897932384626433832795;
int n, m;
char a[1010][1010];
long long sI[1010], sJ[1010];
int main() {
  cin >> n >> m;
  memset(sI, 0, sizeof(sI));
  memset(sJ, 0, sizeof(sJ));
  for (int i = 0; i < int(n); ++i)
    for (int j = 0; j < int(m); ++j) {
      scanf(" %c", &a[i][j]);
      if (a[i][j] == '*') {
        sI[i]++;
        sJ[j]++;
      }
    }
  long long ans = 0;
  for (int i = 0; i < int(n); ++i)
    for (int j = 0; j < int(m); ++j)
      if (a[i][j] == '*') ans += (sI[i] - 1) * (sJ[j] - 1);
  cout << ans << endl;
  return 0;
}
