Using Autosum in Excel - Image Tutorial

Autosum is a great great function (twice for effect. It is used most often when you want to add an entire column or row or a group of cells. It is really useful and really easy.

How to Use Autosum in Excel:

1. Open Microsoft Excel.(How do I open microsoft excel?)
2. Click on first cell A1 and type in a number.




3. Click on the second cell A2 and type in a number.




4. Click on next cell A3 and type in a number.




5. Click on next cell A4 and type in a number.




6. Click on cell A1 and hold the left mouse button.
7. Drag the mouse down to cell A5 (until A1 through A5 are highlighted) then release the left mouse button.




8. Click on the symbol on the toolbar.




9. Your total should now be in the A5 cell.

*You can also use this for rows.

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