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Old March 27th, 2009, 08:07 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
nishkrish
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Default help with count


I have data in cells when i highlight those cells it shows count 20 or count
30 but i want it to show the total value of those cells.


Eg column d1 has 500
d2 1000
d3 200

it should show med 1700 and not count 3

Please help





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Nisha P
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Old March 27th, 2009, 08:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
T. Valko
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Default help with count

Right click in the status bar and select Sum.

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"nishkrish" wrote in message
...

I have data in cells when i highlight those cells it shows count 20 or
count
30 but i want it to show the total value of those cells.


Eg column d1 has 500
d2 1000
d3 200

it should show med 1700 and not count 3

Please help





--
Nisha P



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Old March 27th, 2009, 08:51 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
George Gee
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Default help with count

Right-click the Status Bar - choose SUM

George Gee


"nishkrish" wrote in message
...

I have data in cells when i highlight those cells it shows count 20 or
count
30 but i want it to show the total value of those cells.


Eg column d1 has 500
d2 1000
d3 200

it should show med 1700 and not count 3

Please help





--
Nisha P



  #4  
Old March 28th, 2009, 12:49 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
nishkrish
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Default help with count

its already enabled i guess the data i am copying pasting from website is
pasting as values when i change the column to number of currency it still
doesnt show me the sum it olny shows count.
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Nisha P


"George Gee" wrote:

Right-click the Status Bar - choose SUM

George Gee


"nishkrish" wrote in message
...

I have data in cells when i highlight those cells it shows count 20 or
count
30 but i want it to show the total value of those cells.


Eg column d1 has 500
d2 1000
d3 200

it should show med 1700 and not count 3

Please help





--
Nisha P




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Old March 28th, 2009, 03:54 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
Francis
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Default help with count

check that it is formatted as currency
use this to test, if it is text, it will return the text in D1,otherwise it
will return blank
=T(D1)
If it is a text, format your cells as Currency

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Hope this is helpful

Pls click the Yes button below if this post provide answer you have asked

Thank You

cheers, francis

Am not a greek but an ordinary user trying to assist another



"nishkrish" wrote:

its already enabled i guess the data i am copying pasting from website is
pasting as values when i change the column to number of currency it still
doesnt show me the sum it olny shows count.
--
Nisha P


"George Gee" wrote:

Right-click the Status Bar - choose SUM

George Gee


"nishkrish" wrote in message
...

I have data in cells when i highlight those cells it shows count 20 or
count
30 but i want it to show the total value of those cells.


Eg column d1 has 500
d2 1000
d3 200

it should show med 1700 and not count 3

Please help





--
Nisha P




  #6  
Old March 31st, 2009, 01:39 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
nishkrish
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Default help with count

No Francis it didnt help me it returns the value that is there in that cell
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Nisha P


"Francis" wrote:

check that it is formatted as currency
use this to test, if it is text, it will return the text in D1,otherwise it
will return blank
=T(D1)
If it is a text, format your cells as Currency

--
Hope this is helpful

Pls click the Yes button below if this post provide answer you have asked

Thank You

cheers, francis

Am not a greek but an ordinary user trying to assist another



"nishkrish" wrote:

its already enabled i guess the data i am copying pasting from website is
pasting as values when i change the column to number of currency it still
doesnt show me the sum it olny shows count.
--
Nisha P


"George Gee" wrote:

Right-click the Status Bar - choose SUM

George Gee


"nishkrish" wrote in message
...

I have data in cells when i highlight those cells it shows count 20 or
count
30 but i want it to show the total value of those cells.


Eg column d1 has 500
d2 1000
d3 200

it should show med 1700 and not count 3

Please help





--
Nisha P



  #7  
Old March 31st, 2009, 08:50 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
Francis
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Default help with count

if this doesn't return a blank, then it is a text
try =Value(D1) to change the text look-like number to number

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Hope this is helpful

Pls click the Yes button below if this post provide answer you have asked

Thank You

cheers, francis

Am not a greek but an ordinary user trying to assist another



"nishkrish" wrote:

No Francis it didnt help me it returns the value that is there in that cell
--
Nisha P


"Francis" wrote:

check that it is formatted as currency
use this to test, if it is text, it will return the text in D1,otherwise it
will return blank
=T(D1)
If it is a text, format your cells as Currency

--
Hope this is helpful

Pls click the Yes button below if this post provide answer you have asked

Thank You

cheers, francis

Am not a greek but an ordinary user trying to assist another



"nishkrish" wrote:

its already enabled i guess the data i am copying pasting from website is
pasting as values when i change the column to number of currency it still
doesnt show me the sum it olny shows count.
--
Nisha P


"George Gee" wrote:

Right-click the Status Bar - choose SUM

George Gee


"nishkrish" wrote in message
...

I have data in cells when i highlight those cells it shows count 20 or
count
30 but i want it to show the total value of those cells.


Eg column d1 has 500
d2 1000
d3 200

it should show med 1700 and not count 3

Please help





--
Nisha P



 




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