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How do I change the cells in a column to absolute values then add them up in
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Maybe:-
=SUM(ABS(A1:A20)) enter with Ctrl+Shift+enter Mike "pcj101" wrote: How do I change the cells in a column to absolute values then add them up in one formula or function? |
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You can't change the value in a cell using a formula.
But you can sum the absolute values of a range: =SUMPRODUCT(ABS(A1:A10)) Adjust the range to match, but you can't use the whole column until xl2007. pcj101 wrote: How do I change the cells in a column to absolute values then add them up in one formula or function? -- Dave Peterson |
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"Mike H" wrote: Maybe:- =SUM(ABS(A1:A20)) enter with Ctrl+Shift+enter Mike "pcj101" wrote: How do I change the cells in a column to absolute values then add them up in one formula or function? |
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"Dave Peterson" wrote in message
... You can't change the value in a cell using a formula. But you can sum the absolute values of a range: =SUMPRODUCT(ABS(A1:A10)) Adjust the range to match, but you can't use the whole column until xl2007. pcj101 wrote: How do I change the cells in a column to absolute values then add them up in one formula or function? -- Dave Peterson I am somewhat puzzled! If I have 2000 random numbers both positive and negative in column A, I can sum them with =SUM(A:A) in say B2000. =SUM(ABS(A:A)) in C2000 also works. I am using Excel2000. -- James Silverton Potomac, Maryland |
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James wrote on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:49:31 -0400:
JS "Dave Peterson" wrote in JS message ... ?? You can't change the value in a cell using a formula. ?? ?? But you can sum the absolute values of a range: ?? =SUMPRODUCT(ABS(A1:A10)) ?? Adjust the range to match, but you can't use the whole ?? column until xl2007. ?? ?? pcj101 wrote: ?? ?? How do I change the cells in a column to absolute values ?? then add them up in one formula or function? ?? ?? -- ?? ?? Dave Peterson JS I am somewhat puzzled! If I have 2000 random numbers both JS positive and negative in column A, I can sum them with JS =SUM(A:A) in say B2000. JS =SUM(ABS(A:A)) in C2000 also works. JS I am using Excel2000. I think I begin to see what is happening (lights flashing etc.) :-) The program will accept =SUM(ABS(A:A)) but the value produced is incorrect., unlike =SUM(A:A). I'd need a helper column =ABS(a1) etc. to get the correct answer. James Silverton Potomac, Maryland E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not |
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You can use:
=sum(abs(a1:a10)) but only if you remember to use ctrl-shift-enter Or you can use =sumproduct(abs(a1:a10)) with out array entering the formula. James Silverton wrote: "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... You can't change the value in a cell using a formula. But you can sum the absolute values of a range: =SUMPRODUCT(ABS(A1:A10)) Adjust the range to match, but you can't use the whole column until xl2007. pcj101 wrote: How do I change the cells in a column to absolute values then add them up in one formula or function? -- Dave Peterson I am somewhat puzzled! If I have 2000 random numbers both positive and negative in column A, I can sum them with =SUM(A:A) in say B2000. =SUM(ABS(A:A)) in C2000 also works. I am using Excel2000. -- James Silverton Potomac, Maryland -- Dave Peterson |
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Probably easier then a helper column is to simply remove one row:
=SUM(ABS(A1:A65535)) Array entered. Unless, of course, if you're in XL07. -- Regards, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "James Silverton" wrote in message ... James wrote on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:49:31 -0400: JS "Dave Peterson" wrote in JS message ... ?? You can't change the value in a cell using a formula. ?? ?? But you can sum the absolute values of a range: ?? =SUMPRODUCT(ABS(A1:A10)) ?? Adjust the range to match, but you can't use the whole ?? column until xl2007. ?? ?? pcj101 wrote: ?? ?? How do I change the cells in a column to absolute values ?? then add them up in one formula or function? ?? ?? -- ?? ?? Dave Peterson JS I am somewhat puzzled! If I have 2000 random numbers both JS positive and negative in column A, I can sum them with JS =SUM(A:A) in say B2000. JS =SUM(ABS(A:A)) in C2000 also works. JS I am using Excel2000. I think I begin to see what is happening (lights flashing etc.) :-) The program will accept =SUM(ABS(A:A)) but the value produced is incorrect., unlike =SUM(A:A). I'd need a helper column =ABS(a1) etc. to get the correct answer. James Silverton Potomac, Maryland E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not |
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"RagDyer" wrote in message
... Probably easier then a helper column is to simply remove one row: =SUM(ABS(A1:A65535)) Array entered. Unless, of course, if you're in XL07. -- Regards, RD Interesting! Thanks! -- James Silverton Potomac, Maryland |
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