Creating a running sum

[McDan]

Hello,

I have a list of numbers say 1 through 10 each in a different cell. I would like to make a running sum - meaning under the 1 it will just add the cell above it, then under the 2 it will be the sum of the first two cells (ie:1+2=3), then under the 3 it will add the first 3 cells (1+2+3=6) etc.

What is the method to do that?

Thanks!

 

[Richard Schollar]

Hi

Like this

<b>Excel 2002</b><table cellpadding="2.5px" rules="all" style=";background-color: #FFFFFF;border: 1px solid;border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #A6AAB6"><colgroup><col width="25px" style="background-color: #E0E0F0" /><col /><col /><col /><col /><col /><col /><col /><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;text-align: center;color: #161120"><th></th><th>A</th><th>B</th><th>C</th><th>D</th><th>E</th><th>F</th><th>G</th><th>H</th><th>I</th><th>J</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">1</td><td style="text-align: right;;">1</td><td style="text-align: right;;">2</td><td style="text-align: right;;">3</td><td style="text-align: right;;">4</td><td style="text-align: right;;">5</td><td style="text-align: right;;">6</td><td style="text-align: right;;">7</td><td style="text-align: right;;">8</td><td style="text-align: right;;">9</td><td style="text-align: right;;">10</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">2</td><td style="text-align: right;;">1</td><td style="text-align: right;;">3</td><td style="text-align: right;;">6</td><td style="text-align: right;;">10</td><td style="text-align: right;;">15</td><td style="text-align: right;;">21</td><td style="text-align: right;;">28</td><td style="text-align: right;;">36</td><td style="text-align: right;;">45</td><td style="text-align: right;;">55</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="width:4.2em;font-weight:bold;margin:0;padding:0.2em 0.6em 0.2em 0.5em;border: 1px solid #A6AAB6;border-top:none;text-align: center;background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">Sheet13</p><br /><br /><table width="85%" cellpadding="2.5px" rules="all" style=";border: 2px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;padding: 0.4em;background-color: #FFFFFF" ><tr><td style="padding:6px" ><b>Worksheet Formulas</b><table cellpadding="2.5px" width="100%" rules="all" style="border: 1px solid;text-align:center;background-color: #FFFFFF;border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #A6AAB6"><thead><tr style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120"><th width="10px">Cell</th><th style="text-align:left;padding-left:5px;">Formula</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">A2</th><td style="text-align:left">=SUM(<font color="Blue">$A$1:A$1</font>)</td></tr><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">B2</th><td style="text-align:left">=SUM(<font color="Blue">$A$1:B$1</font>)</td></tr><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">C2</th><td style="text-align:left">=SUM(<font color="Blue">$A$1:C$1</font>)</td></tr><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">D2</th><td style="text-align:left">=SUM(<font color="Blue">$A$1:D$1</font>)</td></tr><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">E2</th><td style="text-align:left">=SUM(<font color="Blue">$A$1:E$1</font>)</td></tr><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">F2</th><td style="text-align:left">=SUM(<font color="Blue">$A$1:F$1</font>)</td></tr><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">G2</th><td style="text-align:left">=SUM(<font color="Blue">$A$1:G$1</font>)</td></tr><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">H2</th><td style="text-align:left">=SUM(<font color="Blue">$A$1:H$1</font>)</td></tr><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">I2</th><td style="text-align:left">=SUM(<font color="Blue">$A$1:I$1</font>)</td></tr><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">J2</th><td style="text-align:left">=SUM(<font color="Blue">$A$1:J$1</font>)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><br />

Note: formula in A2 is copied across to the right as far as required.