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Summing Up All the Values in a Column

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Summing Up All the Values in a Column

Hi, Im unable to find the answer to my query as it only seems to relate to Excel 2003 (and doesn't work when I apply it to 2013). So with the below in mind, can you tell me how I can sum up on-going values in a column without having to re-calculate the total cell each time a new row is inserted please? Thanks.
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Sum Up All the Values in A Column

If you want to quickly calculate the Summed values of all cells in a column in Excel 2003 normally you would use the SUM formula. (eg if you wanted to calculate the values in Column C rows 10 to 25) the formula would be:

=SUM(C10:C25)

However, if you keep adding values to column C you would keep having to modify the above SUM formula which can get quite annoying.

To get around this you can sum all the values in a column using the following formula:

=SUM(COLUMN:COLUMN)

Which, in our example, would be:

=SUM(C:C)

NOTE You cannot place this formula in column C, or else Excel 2003 will show a circular reference error.

The formula must be placed in any other column, EXCEPT the one being calculated

RE: Summing Up All the Values in a Column

Hi Helen

Summing up values in a column works the same in Excl 2013 as it did in 2003. Just check one thing tho. That the formula for example =SUM(C:C) is in a cell outside the C column otherwise you will get an error.

Regards
Doug
STL


 

Excel tip:

Apply Autosum with keyboard shortcut

If you press Alt and = at the same time, it applies autosum.

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