Editing How to Add in Excel



Adding in Excel is a basic mathematical operation that can be performed on numerical data. Here are the steps to add in Excel:

1. Open a new or existing Excel file.
2. Enter the numbers you want to add in a column or row. For example, you could enter the numbers in cells A1 through A5.
3. Click on an empty cell where you want the sum to appear. For example, you could click on cell A6.
4. Type in the formula "=SUM(A1:A5)" (without the quotation marks) in the empty cell. This tells Excel to add up the numbers in cells A1 through A5.
5. Press Enter on your keyboard. The sum of the numbers should appear in the cell you selected.

Alternatively, you can use the AutoSum feature in Excel to quickly add up a column or row of numbers. Here are the steps to use AutoSum:

1. Open a new or existing Excel file.
2. Enter the numbers you want to add in a column or row.
3. Click on an empty cell below or to the right of the numbers you want to add. For example, if you want to add up the numbers in column A, you could click on an empty cell in column B.
4. Click on the "AutoSum" button in the "Editing" group on the "Home" tab of the ribbon. The button looks like the Greek letter sigma (Σ) and is usually located near the top-left corner of the screen.
5. Excel will automatically select the cells it thinks you want to add. If Excel selected the correct cells, press Enter on your keyboard to see the sum. If Excel didn't select the correct cells, you can manually adjust the selection by dragging your mouse over the cells you want to add before pressing Enter.

That's it! You should now be able to add numbers in Excel using either the SUM function or the AutoSum feature.