Technology Tips Microsoft Excel - Using Functions to Check Totals
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" Excel ", how many of us really know how to use it? As many readers might smile to themselves and say; “enough to get by.” Although that may be true, if you knew more about some of the functions that help you calculate, would you double check your formulas?

Over the past month I have been asked about this issue several times; adding up subtotals. If you create a spreadsheet that has groupings of numbers you may find that you want category subtotals and a grand total. But when you create your sheet you may find that it is not very simple. Have you tried using the subtotal formula as apposed to the sum total formula?

By using the subtotal formula , you can create subtotals and grand totals , that do not add in the subtotals. Click here to download sample spreadsheet or view the pdf.

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