> -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Lewis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 1:57 AM > To: users@openoffice.org > Subject: Re: [users] Calc, _easily_ summing sparsely > populated columns? > > Hello. > > > > Is there easy (one-step, mouse-only, shortcut or > mouse+shortcut) way > > of inserting sum for several sparsely populated (with gaps) > columns? > > Like in that _other_ spreadsheet app you select an area > with values, > > click "Sum" button on the toolbar and column-wise sums are inserted > > right below the selection. > > > > Thanks a lot. > > WBR, > > K. Palagin. > > You were not clear enough for me to understand clearly > what you wanted. If you had said create a sum for each > column, I would have understood better.
I said "column-wise". Sorry for not being clear enough. > Is this what you mean? You have data scattered in cells > over a range. (Suppose the range is A2:W7.) You are looking > for the sum for each column from A through W. > If this is the case, these steps will do it: > 1) Click A8 to highlight it. > 2) Click the Sum icon (it is the Greek letter sigma) and <Enter>. > 3)Click A8 to highlight it again. > 4) Shift+End (This highlights cells A8 through W8.) 5)Edit > > Fill > Right (This fills in the formulas for summing each > column to cell 8 of its column.) > > Dan Step 2 does not sum the whole column if there are gaps (empty cells, zero values) in the column. Instead it sums to the gap. While I can easily correct the formula (even with just mouse), it would be better to not have to do this at all. Compare 5-step process above with 1. Select the range. 2. Click Sum button. All columns are summed individually. in competing spreadsheet. I filed RFE 70778 for this. Thanks. WBR, K. Palagin. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
