Aug 11 2023 06:55 PM
I have used Excel for many years and this is the first time that the simple SUM function is adding $320.00 to my total for the column. The cell is, like always, =SUM(D18:D32) - but when I add the numbers with a calculator this sum is $320.00 less than the total that Excel is calculating. I am mystified. I made a deposit with 14 checks and the bank had to remove the $320 from my account. When I double click on the SUM cell, Excel highlights the correct cells that I want to add but gives me the wrong total. I checked to make sure all the cells were formatted as currency. PLEASE Help!
Aug 11 2023 07:29 PM
Solution
It is highly unlikely that Excel is adding cells incorrectly.
There's no doubt that it appears to be doing so, but let's face it: with the millions of people around the world that have formulas like =SUM(D18:D32) it just isn't going to happen that you, out of all of them, have the privilege of discovering a major bug in the SUM function.
So what we need to do is look for the source of that number, perhaps a cell that is hidden somewhere... have you hidden any rows in your spreadsheet? Are you using the filter capability?
Is it possible for you to post a copy of the spreadsheet itself on OneDrive or GoogleDrive, with a link pasted here that grants access?
Aug 11 2023 09:33 PM
Yikes, I had a row hidden. My mistake.