Select a range, such as a row, and then use AutoSum to automatically sum all values in the row. You also can click an empty cell near the row, and then allow AutoSum to estimate the expected range.

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

How to calculate average GPA in Excel? You need to use this formula to calculate the average GPA in Excel: =<cell with sum of grade values>/<total number of subjects>.

How to Calculate Multiple Cells in Excel. Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program used to store and analyze data. While Excel is able to hold both text and numerical data, most of the pre ...

TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER are a few more of my favorite Excel functions to clean messy spreadsheets. Excel's newer text ...

At the sheet level, conditional running totals require focused expressions, but an Excel PivotTable requires only a few field swaps. Susan Harkins shows you how.

Learn how to calculate simple, weighted and exponential moving averages in Microsoft Excel using Data Analysis Tool Pack or Formula.

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