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SUM function

PRO BASIC

In Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro, the SUM function is utilized to add together a group of numbers or cells. It's a simple and effective tool for calculating totals in your spreadsheet. Essentially, you specify the range of cells you want to sum up, and the function does the work for you. Whether you're adding up a column of expenses, sales number or a list of hours, the SUM function makes it quick and easy.

Documentation

Returns the sum of a range of numbers or cells.

Category

Math and trigonometry

Syntax

SUM(number1, [number2], ...)

Parameter Description
number1 The first number or range to add.
number2 Optional. Additional numbers or ranges to add.

Behavior

The SUM function is used to add up all the numbers in a range of cells. Here's how it handles different scenarios:

  • Empty Cells: When the SUM function encounters an empty cell in the range, it simply ignores it and moves on to the next cell.
  • Text: If a cell contains text, the SUM function will treat it as a zero.
  • Booleans: The SUM function treats TRUE as 1 and FALSE as 0.
  • Errors: If any cell in the range contains an error, the SUM function will return an error.
  • Dates: In Jspreadsheet, dates are numeric under the hood, so the SUM function will return the total of their numeric values, which usually does not represent a meaningful calendar calculation.

Common Errors

Error Description
#VALUE! Occurs if the function encounters a non-numeric argument.
#NUM! This error occurs when the function encounters a cell with a number that is too large or too small.
#REF! This error occurs when the formula references a cell that doesn't exist.

Best practices

  • Always double-check your range to make sure you're not including any cells with text or errors, as this can cause the SUM function to return an error.
  • Be aware of how the SUM function treats different types of data (numbers, booleans, dates, etc.) to avoid unexpected results.
  • Instead of manually entering each cell reference, use the colon (:) to create a continuous range (e.g., A1:A10).
  • Regularly update and maintain your data to avoid errors in your SUM calculations.

Usage

A few examples using the SUM function.

SUM(5, 10, 15) returns 30  
SUM(A2:A6) returns the sum of the values in cells A2 through A6  
SUM(B2:B6, D2:D6) returns the sum of the values in both ranges B2 through B6 and D2 through D6

Interactive Spreadsheet Demo

<html>
<script src="https://jspreadsheet.com/v11/jspreadsheet.js"></script>
<script src="https://jsuites.net/v5/jsuites.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://jsuites.net/v5/jsuites.css" type="text/css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://jspreadsheet.com/v11/jspreadsheet.css" type="text/css" />

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Material+Icons" />
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@jspreadsheet/formula-pro/dist/index.min.js"></script>

<div id="spreadsheet"></div>

<script>
// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

// Create a new spreadsheet
jspreadsheet(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
  worksheets: [{
    data: [
    [
        "Product",
        "Q1 Sales",
        "Q2 Sales",
        "Total Sales"
    ],
    [
        "Laptops",
        15000,
        18000,
        "=SUM(B2:C2)"
    ],
    [
        "Phones",
        12500,
        14200,
        "=SUM(B3:C3)"
    ],
    [
        "Tablets",
        8300,
        9100,
        "=SUM(B4:C4)"
    ],
    [
        "TOTAL",
        "=SUM(B2:B4)",
        "=SUM(C2:C4)",
        "=SUM(D2:D4)"
    ]
]
  }]
});
</script>
</html>

import React, { useRef } from "react";
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/react";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";

// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default function App() {
    // Spreadsheet array of worksheets
    const spreadsheet = useRef();

    // Worksheet data
    const data = [
    [
        "Product",
        "Q1 Sales",
        "Q2 Sales",
        "Total Sales"
    ],
    [
        "Laptops",
        15000,
        18000,
        "=SUM(B2:C2)"
    ],
    [
        "Phones",
        12500,
        14200,
        "=SUM(B3:C3)"
    ],
    [
        "Tablets",
        8300,
        9100,
        "=SUM(B4:C4)"
    ],
    [
        "TOTAL",
        "=SUM(B2:B4)",
        "=SUM(C2:C4)",
        "=SUM(D2:D4)"
    ]
];

    // Render component
    return (
        <Spreadsheet ref={spreadsheet}>
            <Worksheet data={data} />
        </Spreadsheet>
    );
}

<template>
    <Spreadsheet ref="spreadsheet">
        <Worksheet :data="data" />
    </Spreadsheet>
</template>

<script>
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/vue";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";

// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default {
    components: {
        Spreadsheet,
        Worksheet,
    },
    data() {
        // Worksheet data
        const data = [
    [
        "Product",
        "Q1 Sales",
        "Q2 Sales",
        "Total Sales"
    ],
    [
        "Laptops",
        15000,
        18000,
        "=SUM(B2:C2)"
    ],
    [
        "Phones",
        12500,
        14200,
        "=SUM(B3:C3)"
    ],
    [
        "Tablets",
        8300,
        9100,
        "=SUM(B4:C4)"
    ],
    [
        "TOTAL",
        "=SUM(B2:B4)",
        "=SUM(C2:C4)",
        "=SUM(D2:D4)"
    ]
]

        return {
            data
        };
    }
}
</script>

import { Component, ViewChild, ElementRef } from "@angular/core";
import jspreadsheet from "jspreadsheet";
import * as formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";

// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('OTU4YWQxMWFjNjg4ZmY0MmE0ZTJkMGI4ODliNGQyNGNjYjYyOGMxMGNiNmMxNDI3ZDI0YjUzMDc4YzNmYWE4NGI0MmFlODhiMmQwYTJiZGJhMTIzMjgyYjc5MTZlYjliYWFlMjEwYzQ1NThhNDUyNDhjNTI2MjNkYmU5Yzg5ZTIsZXlKamJHbGxiblJKWkNJNklpSXNJbTVoYldVaU9pSktjM0J5WldGa2MyaGxaWFFpTENKa1lYUmxJam94TnpVNE5UQTBNRGcyTENKa2IyMWhhVzRpT2xzaWFuTndjbVZoWkhOb1pXVjBMbU52YlNJc0ltTnZaR1Z6WVc1a1ltOTRMbWx2SWl3aWFuTm9aV3hzTG01bGRDSXNJbU56WWk1aGNIQWlMQ0p6ZEdGamEySnNhWFI2TG1sdklpd2lkMlZpWTI5dWRHRnBibVZ5TG1sdklpd2lkMlZpSWl3aWJHOWpZV3hvYjNOMElsMHNJbkJzWVc0aU9pSXpOQ0lzSW5OamIzQmxJanBiSW5ZM0lpd2lkamdpTENKMk9TSXNJbll4TUNJc0luWXhNU0lzSW1Ob1lYSjBjeUlzSW1admNtMXpJaXdpWm05eWJYVnNZU0lzSW5CaGNuTmxjaUlzSW5KbGJtUmxjaUlzSW1OdmJXMWxiblJ6SWl3aWFXMXdiM0owWlhJaUxDSmlZWElpTENKMllXeHBaR0YwYVc5dWN5SXNJbk5sWVhKamFDSXNJbkJ5YVc1MElpd2ljMmhsWlhSeklpd2lZMnhwWlc1MElpd2ljMlZ5ZG1WeUlpd2ljMmhoY0dWeklpd2labTl5YldGMElsMHNJbVJsYlc4aU9uUnlkV1Y5');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

@Component({
    standalone: true,
    selector: "app-root",
    template: `<div #spreadsheet></div>`
})
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild("spreadsheet") spreadsheet: ElementRef;
    // Worksheets
    worksheets: jspreadsheet.worksheetInstance[];

    // Create a new data grid
    ngAfterViewInit() {
        // Create spreadsheet
        this.worksheets = jspreadsheet(this.spreadsheet.nativeElement, {
            worksheets: [{
                data: [
    [
        "Product",
        "Q1 Sales",
        "Q2 Sales",
        "Total Sales"
    ],
    [
        "Laptops",
        15000,
        18000,
        "=SUM(B2:C2)"
    ],
    [
        "Phones",
        12500,
        14200,
        "=SUM(B3:C3)"
    ],
    [
        "Tablets",
        8300,
        9100,
        "=SUM(B4:C4)"
    ],
    [
        "TOTAL",
        "=SUM(B2:B4)",
        "=SUM(C2:C4)",
        "=SUM(D2:D4)"
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}

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