Monday, 16 September 2013

SUM

What Does It Do ?







This function creates a total from a list of numbers.
It can be used either horizontally or vertically.
The numbers can be in single cells, ranges are from other functions.
Syntax








=SUM(Range1,Range2,Range3... through to Range30).
Formatting







No special formatting is needed.

Horizontal
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 =SUM(C4:E4)
Vertical
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 =SUM(C7:C9)
Single Cells


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 =SUM(C13,D14,E13)
200
Multiple Ranges


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 =SUM(C17:C19,E17:E19)
Functions


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 =SUM(AVERAGE(C23:C25),MAX(E23:E25))












Note








Many people use the =SUM() function incorrectly.
This example shows how the SUM has been combined with plus + symbols.
The formula is actually doing more work than needed.
It should have been entered as either =C48+C49+C50 or =SUM(C48:C50).
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 =SUM(C48+C49+C50)
Wrong!
 =SUM(C48:C50)
Correct
 =C48+C49+C50
Correct

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