The autosum symbol is Sigma, a letter in the greek alphabet.
The symbol for autosum in Excel is a Greek letter sigma (∑) located in the toolbar or ribbon at the top of the application. It is used to quickly add up a range of selected cells in a spreadsheet.
There are two (2) ways to add up automatically in MS Excel. You can either use the syntax, =sum(number1, number2, number3,...numberX), or select the cells (containing set of numbers) and click the summation symbol.
You use the Autosum feature which you can activate by clicking on the Σ symbol.
The autosum symbol is Sigma, a letter in the greek alphabet.
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You can use the AutoSum button.
Σ This is the Greek letter Sigma. It is used to start the Autosum facility.
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An autosum formula calculates the total sum of a range of cells, while an average formula calculates the average value of a range of cells. The autosum function adds up the numbers in the selected range and can be applied to any numerical data, whereas the average function calculates the arithmetic mean of the numbers in the selected range.
AutoSum has nothing to do with column width or a worksheet title, so nothing significant.
For Excel 2007, you would find the AutoSum button on the Home tab in the Editing section (usually on the far right side of the ribbon). The AutoSum button is in the top left corner of the Editing section.
You can use the AutoSum facility which can be triggered by clicking on the Greek letter sigma, which looks like a strange capital E like this: Σ