
Tip #4713 - Sum It Up With Two Keys
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Sum
It Up With Two Keys
I'm sure many
of you are familiar with the AutoSum button in MS
Excel, right?

It's a handy little
feature that, with a single click, inserts the formula for the sum
of a column of data located just above whatever cell you currently
have selected.
Now, those of
you who prefer to use the keyboard for everything may be wondering
if there's an equivalent shortcut for you. So, the next time the keyboard
enthusiast in you wants to use the AutoSum feature, give this a try!
Select
the cell below your column of data.
Then simply use
Alt + =.
Voila! The formula
needed to sum up the column of data is inserted with the cell references
in place, just as if you'd actually clicked the AutoSum button. It
just doesn't get any easier than that!
~ April
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