Adding up Absolute numbers

nycnights

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I'm working on a spreadsheet in which one column has both negative and positive number. Below the column I would like a sum of the absolute values of those figures I tried this formula but it didn't work. =sum(abs(A1:a5)) I also tried =sum(abs(a1):abs(a5)). Any ideas.. Please help.

-Danny
 

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If you have =SUM(F2:F49) in F50; type Alt+' in F51 to copy =SUM(F2:F49) to F51, leaving the formula in edit mode. Change SUM to COUNT.
I'm glad you got a workable solution. Another way to do this without an array type solution would be
=SUMIF(A1:A5,">0")-SUMIF(A1:A5,"<0")

I'd only go with this if you are using the formula often in a big sheet and notice performance issues.

Good luck
 
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