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timknoop
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 12:31 pm    Post subject: calculating totals from multiple colums Reply with quote

Hey i need to calculate totals from multiple cells but they are not all in the same columns.

for example i have numbers in culumn 'B' in rows 5, 11, 12, 18-24, 27-30 AND in column 'G' rows 5-9, 11-16, 18-25, etc.

How can i get OO to calculate all these numbers for me and if i were to add more rows (such as 'B' 6-12, 25-30, etc) would it total those numbers for me as well?
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 5:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

According to Calc Help ( F1 key or from the Menu: Help -> OpenOffice.org Help ) for SUM function :

Calc Help: SUM function wrote:

SUM

Adds all the numbers in a range of cells.

Syntax

SUM(Number1; Number2; ...; Number30)

Number 1 to Number 30 are up to 30 arguments whose sum is to be calculated.

Therefore, per your description, in the cell you want it to calculate the additions . . . it might be:

Code:
=SUM( B5; B11:B12; B18:B24; B27:B30; G5:G9; G11:G16; G18:G25 )

Likewise, per documentation, you can have up to 30 parameters, and, if more are needed, just use multiple SUM functions . . . where each SUM may have a maximum of 30 parameters.

I hope this helps, please be sure to let me / us know.

Sliderule

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have two columns; unit price and total price and I need to get a running total at the bottom of each column.
I've read a couple of Access books and they suggest using =Sum([Unit Price]) but I have not been able to make this work. Am I missing something somewhere? Do I need a query or can I run this directly from the main table?
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