Try this:

For values in A1:F1 and "best" meaning the largest:

G1: =SUM(LARGE(A1:F1,{1,2,3,4}))

Does that help?

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Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP-Pro


"MSandy" wrote:

i'm new to using microsoft excel. I am currently running excel 2000 and
would like to calculate the sum of the 4 highest numbers out of 6 . Can
anyone help me ?