TOTAL Function
The TOTAL function calculates the sum of a range of cell values.
Syntax
TOTAL(first cell..last cell,<step>,<argument>)
The first and last cells denote the range to be totalled.
<step> and <argument> are optional. <step> specifies if cells should not be included. Its value indicates the increment the function makes while choosing which cells to include in its calculation. The default value is 1 (include all).
<argument> controls what value types are included. The default behaviour is to sum the content of all the cells in the given range.
Valid values for <argument> are as follows:
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Argument |
Result |
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0 |
The function returns the count of all cells in the range. |
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1 |
The function returns the count of all cells in the range that have a non-zero value. |
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2 |
The function returns the sum of all cells in the range that have a positive value. |
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3 |
The function returns the sum of all cells in the range with a negative value. |
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.
