How do I total a column of numbers in Writer?

$29.99
$17.99
$15.99
$11.99
$9.99
$4.95
$37.98
$9.96
$3.77
$11.82

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Put them in a table column.

Also, keep the sum in a table cell.

  • Create a table with suitable size.
  • Enter your numbers.
  • Start typing an equals sign = into the sum cell and you will enter a sort of “spreadsheet mode”.
  • Type sum and then drag across the cells you want to sum to generate the range reference.
  • Press enter to calculate.

This doesn’t work. When you highlight all the numbers in the column and hit enter, they disappear.

I followed the instructions of selecting the column of numbers and pressing the “sum” icon and all the numbers disappeared. I could not recover them so had to close the document without saving it and reopen it. I then tried typing the formula as =SUM(C2:C22) and received the error message “expression is faulty.”

You do need to enter the Edit formula mode

  • Click in cell C23 (where you want the total)
  • Click Table > Edit formula (F2). [You can enter = in the cell and it will enter edit formula mode unless there is something in there already]
  • You can click the fx icon and select Sum, or you can type in the formula bar =sum and then drag over the cells you want to sum. You should see the formula bar fill with the sum, =sum<C2:C22>
  • Press Enter or click the green tick

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