SUM is the spreadsheet equivalent of an open invite: it welcomes everything into the total, whether it belongs there or not.

To sum a Column in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, you can use the AutoSum, the Status Bar, and even the Sum function to calculate values in one or more columns as explained below. One of the quickest ...

You’ve probably used SUM a thousand times. Everyone has. SUM is fine for school assignments and tiny tables, but in the real world, it’s a blunt instrument. If you want totals you can actually trust, ...

Excel's PivotTable feature lets you organize and summarize data into a meaningful report format without changing the data set. Beyond reporting, PivotTables offer a quick and easy way to analyze ...

Many CPAs, frustrated by rigid and inadequate reports from their general ledger or other enterprise systems, turn to Microsoft Excel. Nimble but powerful, Excel often manipulates data faster and more ...

When you add or subtract currency-formatted numbers, Excel 2013 automatically adopts the currency format for the results. Adding and subtracting figures follows similar procedures, but you must be ...