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Old May 4th, 2010, 11:08 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
Remmy
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How can I get a column of figures to add up automatically?
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Old May 4th, 2010, 11:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
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Use a formula in a different column.

For instance, if I want to add all the values in column A, I could use this
formula in B1:

=sum(a:a)



Remmy wrote:

How can I get a column of figures to add up automatically?


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Old May 5th, 2010, 12:15 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
Max
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In say, B1: =SUM(A:A)
would achieve your objective to do it for col A
voila? hit the YES below
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"Remmy" wrote:
How can I get a column of figures to add up automatically?

 




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