Summing the Data

It’s probable that one of the most frequent calculations you’ll make in Excel is to sum, or add up, a series of numbers. Luckily, summing is also one of the easiest calculations to make, with the AutoSum feature just a click away.

Sum the Numbers

  1. Click in a cell below or at the right of the series of cells you want to sum.

  2. On the Formulas tab, click the AutoSum button.

  3. Make sure the selection rectangle encloses all the cells you want to sum. If you’ve accidentally included any unwanted cells or omitted any desired cells, move the mouse pointer over a corner of the selection until a two-headed arrow appears, and then drag the selection rectangle to resize it so that it includes all the cells you want. You can also move the entire selection rectangle by pointing to a side of the rectangle and dragging it to a new location.

  4. Press Enter to sum the cells and see the result.

    Sum the Numbers
    Sum the Numbers

Tip

Tip

To quickly find the average, count, and sum of a series, select the series, and note the values on the status bar.

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