Sounds like you are talking about the SUM(...) function, as far as I can
tell. Use as follows:

=SUM(summation_range)

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Regards,

Dave


"ceci" wrote:

i need to create a spread sheet to use for tick marks through out the day. I
need the ticks added up and then totaled by catagory. How do I add the
values with in a single cell?