In this article, we will learn How to find total of table in Excel
Scenario :
Sometimes you may want to calculate the sum of a group of non-continuous or non-contiguous cells. Do you enter in each cell address like =A2+C2+G2+I2? That can take a lot of time, if you have to add many cells.
Click the AutoSum button ?. Then click on each of the cells which you want to add, and ensure that you type in a comma to separate each cell in the formula. So this turns out to be fast as you are clicking the cells with the mouse and pressing the comma with your other hand. This can be made easy using a simple criteria and So an example is =Sum(A2,C2,G2,I2)
Alternatively, you can hold down the CTRL key as you are selecting the individual cells. You do not have to press the comma in this case.
If there are some contiguous cells in your formula, you can also drag to select them. For e.g =sum(A2,B2:D2,H2).
Picture below shows the Autosum option under the Home Menu.
Example :
All of these might be confusing to understand. Let's understand how to use the function using an example. Here we have a data set and we need to extract some quick results based on criteria. This is a time saving method which lets you perform different functions accessing a single tool.
Now we need the sum of quantity and price where the region is East. One method to solve this we select the individual cells from the Quantity column in the SUM function keeping criteria in mind and then performing the same with the average function. Here is the other way explained. Follow the steps
Select any cell in the table and use Ctrl + Shift + L or select Sort and filter option to apply filter on the table. After selecting we will table like shown below.
Click the drop down filter option on the Region cell and unselect Select All and select only the East option.
After clicking OK, you will get the filtered table where all the other fields are hidden, not deleted, which can be confirmed by waiting the row index.
Now select the D12 cell (cell just below the required column) and go to AutoSum and click it to get an automated formula or just use the shortcut Alt + = from the keyboard.
Tap Enter to get the result.
As you can see the 729.55 is the sum of price as mentioned criteria. Now just select the C12 cell (cell just below the required column) and Use Alt + = .
Be careful with these result. If you need to extract these results then copy and paste by values to get the results in other cells. This is done because as you unfilter the table using the same shortcut Ctrl + Shift + L, these results gets updated.
You can use the basic functions like Sum, Average, Count Numbers, Max and Min using the method.
For more information about the AutoSum tool. Read our article How to use the SUBTOTAL function in Excel
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