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    How to get the SUM of displayed Cell values, not of their calculated results ?

    I've used Excel in a superficial way for years - mostly for financial tasks. If I define the Format of a range of calculated cells as Numeric with 2 decimals [ being monetary ] why does SUM give me a Total of the calculated values, not the sum of values displayed as I have specified ? I trawled the Help and tried TRUNCATE but got nowhere.

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    Re: How to get the SUM of displayed Cell values, not of their calculated results ?

    Hi Motspur,

    If you're talking about showing the values displayed when you filter the data, it will be because that's not what =SUM() is for.

    Try using =SUBTOTAL() instead.

    For example, if your list of monetary values are in cells E2 to E12, enter the formula =SUBTOTAL(9,E2:E12) in cell E13 and then filter the data as required.

    If that's not at all what you meant, you'll need to provide more details and possible a dummy workbook to better explain your query.
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    Re: How to get the SUM of displayed Cell values, not of their calculated results ?

    The range of numbers has been 'formatted' as 2 decimals but the actual values have more than 2. The SUM() function is summing the actual values. If you want SUM() to reflect what is being shown then instead of formatting to 2 decimals use ROUND() or TRUNC() or any other such treatment of the actual values. If your values are derived from formulas just put the formulas within the ROUND() function.

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    Re: How to get the SUM of displayed Cell values, not of their calculated results ?

    Hi Motspur, welcome to the forum.

    There is another option, but I would caution against its use: Set Precision as Displayed (Excel Options > Advanced > When calculating this workbook section). By checking that option, all values, including those derived from formulae, will be converted to the display format.

    If you have a formula that results in 0.33333, but the cell is formatted to only show two decimal places, the cell value/formula result will change to 0.33 and any formulas that depend on that cell will use 0.33 as the value. Once you set precision as displayed it applies to all values in the workbook and cannot be reversed (unless you have a backup copy of the workbook prior to making the change).

    You can probably see how this could get messy if you work with large numbers and accuracy is vital.

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    Re: How to get the SUM of displayed Cell values, not of their calculated results ?

    That's why I didn't suggest it.

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    Re: How to get the SUM of displayed Cell values, not of their calculated results ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Cutter View Post
    The range of numbers has been 'formatted' as 2 decimals but the actual values have more than 2. The SUM() function is summing the actual values. If you want SUM() to reflect what is being shown then instead of formatting to 2 decimals use ROUND() or TRUNC() or any other such treatment of the actual values. If your values are derived from formulas just put the formulas within the ROUND() function.
    Hello CutterBugReport20120611_ExcelSUMvROUND.xlsx and thanks for your Input. However, as I tried to make clear my Excel knowledge is only rudimentary and I’m not sure that I’m getting the whole message. If you examine the example Spreadsheet, Row 26 is defined with SUM as I’ve always done but gets a misleading Total in O26. Certainly [ thanks to you ], I can insert a separate Row [ 27 ] and use ROUND to get the correct Total in O27 but is there really no simpler, direct way ?

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    Re: How to get the SUM of displayed Cell values, not of their calculated results ?

    You need this in C26 and dragged across:

    =ROUND((C68+C70)/2*C71,2)

    note that the SUM(C68+C70) is now just (C68+C70) - that SUM was redundant - use either (C68+C70) or SUM(C68,C70)

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    Re: How to get the SUM of displayed Cell values, not of their calculated results ?

    Hello again Cutter and thanks for a comprehensive solution, succinctly explained.

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    Re: How to get the SUM of displayed Cell values, not of their calculated results ?

    You're welcome. If your problem has been resolved please mark your thread as SOLVED (click on Forum Rules @ top of page and see rule #9 for instructions, if needed).

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    Last edited by Cutter; 06-15-2012 at 08:53 AM.

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