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AutoSUM Shortcut in Excel

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March 9, 2018 by Philip Treacy

The AutoSum shortcut, ALT+= (ALT and = at the same time), allows you to automatically sum rows and/or columns.

How it works depends on what you have selected, and I'm going to look at several different examples here.

AutoSum a Column

AutoSum Into Cell Below Column

Click into an empty cell below the column (it doesn't have to be immediately below the last number), then press ALT =

This displays the SUM function in the cell. At this point you can either press ALT = again, or press ENTER to accept.

single column autosum in bottom cell

Select Region Before AutoSum

If the current cell is in the column you want to sum, press CTRL+A to select all of the numbers in the column, then press ALT =

single column autosum of selected region

Use Mouse to Select Region Before AutoSum

Use your mouse to select the cells you want to sum, making sure the last cell is empty as this is where the autosum will go.

single column autosum using drag to select data


AutoSum a Row

It works pretty much the same for rows.

AutoSum Into Cell Beside the Row

Click into an empty cell beside the row (it doesn't have to be immediately beside the row), then press ALT =

This displays the SUM function in the cell. As with a column, press ALT = again or press ENTER to accept.

single row autosum in right cell

Select Region Before AutoSum

If the current cell is in the row you want to sum, press CTRL+A to select all of the numbers in the row, then press ALT =

single corowumn autosum of selected region

Use Mouse to Select Region Before AutoSum

Use your mouse to select the cells you want to sum, making sure the last cell is empty as this is where the autosum will go.

single row autosum using drag to select data


AutoSum Multiple Columns and Rows

Now if you have the hang of it, you can easily expand to autosum multiple columns or rows.

AutoSum Into Cells Below Columns

Click and select empty cells below the columns (it doesn't have to be immediately below the last number), then press ALT =

This time the sum for each column is automatically inserted below that column.

multiple column autosum in bottom cell

Select Multiple Columns Before AutoSum

If the current cell is in one of the columns you want to sum (only adjacent columns will be selected), press CTRL+A to select all of the adjacent columns, then press ALT =

multiple column autosum of selected region

Use Mouse to Select Multiple Columns Before AutoSum

Use your mouse to select the columns you want to sum, making sure the last cell is empty as this is where the autosum will go.

multiple column autosum using drag to select data

AutoSum Multiple Rows

Click and select empty cells beside the rows (they don't have to be immediately beside the last number), then press ALT =

The sum for each row is automatically inserted beside the row.

multiple rows autosum

Use Mouse to Select Multiple Rows

Use your mouse to select the rows you want to sum, including an empty cell at the end of each row where the autosum will go.

multiple rows autosum using drag to select data

AutoSum Rows and Columns

Use your mouse to select the data you want to sum, including empty cells below and to the right of the data

Press ALT = to autosum all columns and rows. The bottom-right-most cell contains the sum of all the numbers in the selected region, in this case, 55.

autosum multiple rows and columns using drag to select data


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  1. mrsimlaoui

    March 10, 2018 at 11:47 pm

    nice informations! thank you for your blog.
    i would just add this case : we can use autoSum in excel for more than one range (multiple ranges) by selections them with CTRL key
    a huge time will be saved.
    all the best .

    Reply
    • Philip Treacy

      March 11, 2018 at 8:59 pm

      Thanks for that tip.

      Reply
  2. Michael Pierce

    March 10, 2018 at 1:19 am

    Thanks for this! I never knew that there was a keyboard shortcut for AutoSum. FYI – on the Mac, the shortcut is Option+Command+=.

    Reply
    • Philip Treacy

      March 11, 2018 at 8:59 pm

      Thanks Michael

      Reply

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