To enter the SUM function using the dialog box in Excel 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, or Excel for Mac: Click the cell where the results will be displayed. Click on the Formulas tab of the ribbon menu.
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Calculate values using data in table cells in a Numbers spreadsheet You can create formula or function cells that automatically perform calculations using the data in any cells you select. For example, you can compare values in two cells, calculate the sum or product of cells, and so on. The result of a formula or function appears in the cell where you entered it. You can also use any of the predefined mathematical functions included with Numbers to create formulas. There are more than 250 functions for applications including statistics, engineering, and finance, some of which retrieve information remotely via the Internet. Detailed information about each function appears in online and in the, which appears when you type an equal sign (=) in a cell.
You can quickly find the sum, average, minimum, maximum, count, or product of a range of cells. Do one of the following:. the range of cells you want to include in your formula. Numbers chooses a result cell based on your selection. Select a cell to display the result of the formula. You can’t insert a formula in a header cell.
Click in the, then choose a formula. If you want to change the range of cells, double-click the result cell. The cells used in the formula are highlighted, and the formula editor appears. Do any of the following:. Resize the selection of cells: Drag the colored dot in the top-left or bottom-right corner of the range of selected cells.
Move the selection: Click the range of selected cells, then drag up or down to change which rows are used, or drag right or left to change which columns are used. Moving the selection doesn’t change the number of cells selected.
You can create simple or complex arithmetic formulas to perform calculations on the values in your tables. Click the cell where you want the result to appear, then type the equal sign (=).
The formula editor opens. Drag the left side of the formula editor to move it. You can resize it by dragging from any of its outer edges.
Click a cell to use as the first argument in your formula, or type a value (for example, a number such as 0 or 5.20). Type an arithmetic operator (for example, +, -,., or /), then select a cell to use as the next argument in your formula, or type a value. By default, Numbers inserts a + between cell references. Continue adding operators and arguments until your formula is complete, then press Return or click in the formula editor when you’re done. If you click, you exit the formula editor without saving your changes. If there’s an error in your formula, appears in the result cell. Click it to see the error message.
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If the message indicates another cell is causing the error, you can click the cell reference to select the cell with the error. You can use comparison operators to check whether the values in two cells are equal, or if one value is greater or less than the other. To do this, you must set up a statement within a cell—for example A1 A2, meaning the value in cell A1 is greater than the value in cell A2. The result of the comparison operator is expressed as “true” or “false.”. Click the cell where you want the comparison result to appear, then type the equal sign (=). The formula editor opens.
Drag the left side of the formula editor to move it. You can resize it by dragging from any of its outer edges. Click a cell whose value you want to compare, or type a value to compare.
Type a comparison operator (, =, =. You can use any of the more than 250 predefined mathematical functions included with Numbers in your spreadsheets. The includes detailed information about each of these functions to help you choose one that suits your needs. Click the cell where you want the result of the function to appear, then type the equal sign (=). You can also click in the, then choose New Formula. The formula editor opens, and the Functions Browser appears on the right side of the window, displaying a list of all the functions.
For help with a function, click it. Drag the left side of the formula editor to move it.
You can resize it by dragging from any of its outer edges. Type a function name (or terms associated with the function, such as “address”) in the search field at the top of the Functions Browser, or browse the available functions, then double-click the name of the function you want. The function appears in the formula editor with all of the required and optional arguments for the function. You can get help for the function in the Functions Browser, choose values for the arguments, show the formula as text temporarily, or convert it to text permanently by clicking arrows in the formula editor (as shown below). Converting the formula to text closes the formula editor and leaves the text version of the formula in the cell.
When you edit a cell that contains a formula, the Smart Cell View at the bottom of the window shows you the formula result, cell reference values, errors, and warnings. Select an argument in the function, then enter a value, or select cells to include in the calculation by doing one of the following:. Select a cell: Click the cell. Select a range of cells across multiple rows and columns: Drag across the range of cells you want to include. Add the values of a single column or row: Click the bar at the top of the column or the left of the row—or select all of the cells in the column or row. Press Return or click in the formula editor when you’re done.
If you click, you exit the formula editor without saving your changes. If there’s an error in your formula, appears in the result cell. Click it to see the error message. If the message indicates another cell is causing the error, you can click the cell reference to select the cell with the error. You can edit an existing formula so that it refers to different cells.
Double-click the result cell with the formula you want to edit. The formula editor opens, displaying the formula. Drag the left side of the formula editor to move it. Do any of the following:. Change the cell references: Select the existing cell addresses you want to change, then select the new cells. Remove cell references: In the formula editor, select the unwanted cell references, then press Delete on your keyboard.
Add more cell references: Place the within the argument area for the formula, then click the new cells you want to add. Press Return or click in the formula editor when you’re done. If you click, you exit the formula editor without saving your changes. If there’s an error in your formula, appears in the result cell.
Click it to see the error message. If the message indicates another cell is causing the error, you can click the cell reference to select the cell with the error.
You can set row and column references in a formula to be absolute so that you can use the same formula elsewhere in your spreadsheet without the cell references changing, as they would otherwise. If you don’t preserve the row or column references, then when you move the formula (by cutting and pasting, or by adding new rows and columns), the references are adjusted relative to the formula’s new location. Double-click the result cell with the formula you want to edit. The formula editor opens, displaying the functions. Drag the left side of the formula editor to move it. Click the triangle on the token representing the cell range you want to preserve. Select Preserve Row or Preserve Column for the beginning or ending addresses of the selected range.
Alternatively, you can select the range in the formula editor, then press Command-K to preserve both the row and column of the range. Press Return or click in the formula editor when you’re done. If you click, you exit the formula editor without saving your changes.