Spreadsheets

Unit 2: Creating More Effective Spreadsheets

Lesson 6: Working With Formulas and Functions


How do select a range of cells for a function to work on?

In an earlier objective you learned how to use functions with cell references to perform calculations. In another objective you learned how to select (or highlight) a range of cells. In this objective we combine these two skills and show an efficient method for specifying the range of cells for a function to work on.

In short, instead of typing the cell reference parameters of a function, you can enter them with any of the cell range selection methods that have been discussed.

The following animation shows an example.
 

Selecting a range of cells for a function
 
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