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Have you ever thought of the humble SUM function as a secret weapon for advanced analytics? Most Excel users see it as a basic tool for adding numbers, but what if I told you it could do so much more?

You can use the Sum function in Microsoft Office Excel to sum columns of data, whether your data is in an Excel table or is simply a range in a column of your worksheet. The sum of a column of zeros ...

If you want to know how to sum cells with text and numbers in Excel, we’ve got you covered. Dealing with numbers in Excel is usually a breeze, but things can get tricky when these numbers are tucked ...

Using multiple sheets in the same Excel workbook helps organize data into distinct categories. For example, you might have sales data for each of your four main departments on four separate sheets. If ...

You can't use a SUM() function to sum a filtered list, unless you intend to evaluate hidden and unhidden values. Here's how to sum only the values that meet your filter's criteria. Filters are a ...

You can find the Average of a value by selecting the cell below or to the right of values that you want to Average. Then go to the Editing Group, select the Auto-Sum Tool. You will see a drop-down ...