How do I add a column of numbers to get the total for that column?

Posted on Feb 3, 2019 2:32 PM

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Wayne Contello

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Posted on Feb 3, 2019 4:45 PM

assuming you want to sum the values in column B and you want to answer in cell A1...

select cell A1

then type "=sum(B)" without the double quotes.

shorthand for this is

A1=sum(B)

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Wayne Contello

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Feb 3, 2019 4:45 PM in response to NumbersSupport

assuming you want to sum the values in column B and you want to answer in cell A1...

select cell A1

then type "=sum(B)" without the double quotes.

shorthand for this is

A1=sum(B)

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