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Jemma has attended:
Excel Intermediate course

Sum

How do you do a sum function?

RE: sum

Hi Jemma

Thanks for your question.

You can enter the sum function into your spreadsheet by selecting the cell where you want your total to appear and clicking on the AutoSum button on the standard toolbar (the AutoSum button looks a bit like an E).

Check the formula that Excel enters into the cell for you - if it is adding together the wrong things, you can either use your mouse to select the cells you wish to add otherwise you can edit the formula so it adds together the cells you want.

If you want to know more look up Autosum in Excel Help.

thanks
Amanda


 

Excel tip:

Counting Non Number Cells (Text)

If you try to use the COUNT FUNCTION =COUNT(Cell range)with a range of cells with numbers and or containing text fields you wil find that that the text cells will be excluded from the the count. If you want to include them try the the COUNTA FUNCTION =COUNTA(Cell range). This counts both text and number cell values.

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