TOTAL Function
The TOTAL function calculates the sum of a range of cell values. An optional constant may be added to sum all cells in a specific increment. If no constant is supplied, an increment of one is assumed.
Syntax
TOTAL(first cell..last cell,<step>,<argument>)
The first and last cells denote the range to be totalled.
The step specifies if any cells should not be included. If no value is entered, the default step is 1 (include all).
The argument is optional and controls what value types are included. If no argument is specified, the function sums the contents of all cells in the range.
Argument |
Result |
0 |
The function returns a count of all cells in the range. |
1 |
The function returns a count of cells in the range that have a non-zero value. |
2 |
The function returns the sum of all cells in the range with positive values. |
3 |
The function returns the sum of all cells in the range with negative values. |
A cell with a zero value is a cell that is empty or that contains a blank.
Notes
- If the argument is used then a constant must be specified.
- If the cells are alphanumeric, the TOTAL function returns zero as the value.
Example 1
TOTAL(c1..c9)
Returns the sum of all cells numbered c1 to c9.
Example 2
TOTAL(c2..c10,2)
Returns the sum of cells numbered c2, c4, c6, c8, c10.
Example 3
TOTAL(c2..c10,1,1)
Returns the count of all non-zero value cells in the range c2 to c10.
A detailed example is available.