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How do I get from new spreadsheet to a menu that give the choice to sum
Select a cell and type an = into it to open the formula editing box. The list of formulas will appear on the right side.
Three more ways:
1 - From the menu
2 - From the Toolbar:
3 - Drag a quick calculation into the cell:
If you are new to Numbers be sure to have a look at the User Guide at Help > Numbers Help in your menu, in particular the 'Enter formulas and functions' section.
SG
After opening a spreadsheet, naming some columns, and putting some numbers in a column, how to I open the menu that gives me choices like sum?
