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Use the SUM function to sum numbers in MS Excel

Posted 9 months ago by Alamin Amin Hossain

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Alamin Amin Hossain

If you want to sum up a column in Excel and keep the result in your table, you can employ the AutoSum function. the SUM function is easier to use when you’re working with more than a few numbers. It will automatically add up the numbers and will show the total in the cell you select.


For Example:

Here’s a formula that uses cell ranges: =SUM(B2:B6) sums the numbers in ranges. press Enter to get the total of B2->B6


Let's show how to do that quickly and easily.


1 - Select a blank cell in the row below the cells that you want to sum, cell B7 in this example.

2 - Click the AutoSum command on the Ribbon's Home tab


3 - A SUM formula will appear in the active cell. In example =SUM(B2:B6) 

4 - Just press Enter to see the column total.



You can type the SUM function manually like =SUM(B2:B6). It's helpful if you have large ranges for calculation.


The SUM function (syntax) is: SUM(number1, [number2],...).


  • It has one required argument: number1
  • It also has optional arguments, enclosed in square brackets: [number2],..
  • In the example above (=SUM(A1:A4)), there is one argument -- a reference to cells A1:A4.


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