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?

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Formulas are powerful tools for performing calculations and analyzing data in Excel. In this beginner’s guide, you’ll learn how to use formulas and explore some popular built-in functions. One of the ...

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 ...

Enter your data or use an existing data. Type into the cell where you want to place the result =SERIESSUM(A2,0,2,D2:D4). Press Enter to see the result. The result is 0.504711076. There are two other ...

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 ...