Sum of row n through last row

Question

I want to create a TOTAL row at the top of my spreadsheet. In this row, each cell should be the SUM of the values in the column below the TOTAL row.

So for example, i

Answer 1

Try this

=SUM(OFFSET(A1,1,0,ROWS(A:A)-1,1))

Works in both Excel and Google Docs

One downside: by using OFFSET the formula becomes Volatile ie is calculated every time the sheet calculates irrespective of data change.

Answer 2

If you want something that just works in Google Spreadsheets (as the title suggests), you can use open-ended ranges:

=SUM(A2:A)

In Excel, you can specify the maximum rows for that version; for example, for 2007 and 2010:

=SUM(A2:A1048576)

This will work in Google Spreadsheets as well, and is beyond the current theoretical row limit in GSheets (400000)*.

Edit: *The quoted limit of the new version of Sheets is actually now 2 million cells.

Answer 3

=(B3+C3+D3+E3+F3+G3+H3+I3+J3+K3+L3+M3)

This worked for me. 3 being the row number When you Drag the box downward the formula transfers down and changes the row number automatically for each row.

After I put another heading several rows down adding the word SUM into the formula worked.

=SUM(B19+C19+D19+E19+F19+G19+H19+I19+J19+K19+L19+M19)

Not sure if it was necessary. But just copy pasting the first formula I used into the lower segment made an error message.

Answer 4

One way you can do this in both Excel/Google Spreadsheets is to add a dummy column with a single value at the top (and all blanks for the remainder of the column).

You can then do a SUMIF to summarize all values except the one which is not "" - which should just be the cell A1 - put the following in B1, with whatever numbers below B1 you want and anything in A1.

=SUMIF(A:A,"",B:B)