In Excel, you can use the SUM function to sum values from an entire column, or a row. In this tutorial, we will look at all the methods that we can use for this.
Sum an Entire Column
As I said, you can use the SUM function to sum values from a column, and the following are the steps you need to follow:
- First, enter “=SUM” in the cell where you want to calculate the sum.
- Next, enter starting parentheses.
- After that, refer to the column for which you want to calculate the sum.
- In the end, enter closing parentheses and hit enter to get the result.
As you can see in the above example, we have used the sum function and referred to Column-A to get the sum for all the values from the column. And if you want to sum up a row entirely, you need to refer to the row the way we have done in the following example.
Sum Multiple Columns and Rows
There could be a situation where you need to sum values from multiple columns or rows, you need to use the method the way we have used in the following example. For multiple columns:
For multiple rows, row 1 and row 2.
Sum Non-Adjacent Columns or Rows
Now, in the following example, you have the sum function to sum multiple non-adjacent columns and rows. In the following example, you have the formula to sum columns A and C
And in this example, you have used the formula to sum non-adjacent rows.
In the above example, we have referred to rows 1, row 3, and row 5. So, if you want to.