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I need help with a formula to calculate a absolute total from a column of totals.
I thought this was simple, but the formula I made didn't work.
I appreciate any help.
Thanks,
Nick
I need help with a formula to calculate a absolute total from a column of totals.
I thought this was simple, but the formula I made didn't work.
I appreciate any help.
Thanks,
Nick
Last edited by avidcat; 01-25-2009 at 12:45 PM.
That could mean two things.
To sum the absolute value of each cell in the column, try:
=SUM(ABS(D1:D12))
..confirmed as an array, CTRL-SHIFT-ENTER
To get the absolute value of the result after summing the individual cells with their actual value:
=ABS(SUM(D1:D12))
...confirmed with a normal ENTER.
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Hi,
What was the formula you created?
What do you mean by an 'absolute total from a column of columns'?
Do you perhaps mean a total of all columns? In which case =SUM(A:B) should do provided A & B don't themselves also contain a Total of their respective columns. In which case =SUM(A:B)/2 would be one option, or =SUM(A10:B100) where the numbers start in Row 10 and any column totals are above this.
HTH
Thanks,
=SUM(ABS(D1:D12)) worked.
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