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Last Updated: November 24, 2021

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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 31,405 times. Learn more...

If you need to find the total of a column when you're using Google Sheets, look no further than the SUM function. You can create a simple formula with SUM that quickly adds all cells in any column. SUM also works to add values in rows, as well as in ranges that combine both rows and columns. We'll show you how easy it is use SUM to add numbers anywhere in your spreadsheet on your PC or Mac computer.

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  1. Step 1 Go to https://sheets.google.com... 1 Go to https://sheets.google.com in a web browser. If you're not already signed in to your Google account, follow the on-screen instructions to sign in now.
  2. Step 2 Click the file you want to edit. 2 Click the file you want to edit. Advertisement
  3. Step 3 Click the cell where you want to place the result. 3 Click the cell where you want to place the result. This can be any blank cell on the sheet.
  4. Step 4 Click Σ. 4 Click Σ. It's near the top-right corner of the sheet. This opens the function menu.
  5. Step 5 Click SUM. 5 Click SUM. It's at the top of the menu.
  6. Step 6 Select the cells you want to add. 6 Select the cells you want to add. To do this, click the first cell in the column, then drag the cursor down until all cells are selected.
  7. Step 7 Press ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return. 7 Press Enter or Return. The total of all values in the column now appears in the cell.
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Nicole Levine, MFA Written by: Nicole Levine, MFA wikiHow Technology Writer This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 31,405 times. How helpful is this? Co-authors: 3 Updated: November 24, 2021 Views: 31,405 Categories: Google Applications | Spreadsheets
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