Hi Barbie,

That would be the status bar. If it is not showing, go to ViewStatus Bar
to turn it on. If the sum function is still not showing, right click
anywhere
on the status bar and select which option you want.

HTH
Martin


"Barbie Da" wrote in message
...
When I first started using Excel, if I had a bunch of different totals on
a
worksheet, I could hold down the right mouse button and cover the group I
wanted to add. The sum of these numbers would appear on the bottom of
either
the worksheet or a task bar. I have lost the ability to do this. Or I
have
lost the task bar. How do I get it back?