{"id":3086,"date":"2018-09-22T17:24:41","date_gmt":"2018-09-22T17:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/?p=3086"},"modified":"2024-03-29T15:48:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T15:48:44","slug":"sum-function","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/vba\/sum-function\/","title":{"rendered":"Sum Function in VBA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As you know, you can use the SUM function or the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/en\/training\/adding-numbers-using-autosum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">autosum button<\/a> to sum a range inside an Excel worksheet. But you can also do it by using the VBA code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a few ways you can do it. Take a look at the following examples. The sum of all cells equals 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"219\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/sum-function-example.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3087\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Normally, you can use the following Excel function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">=SUM(A1:B3)<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to use this range and return the value in an active cell, you have to modify the code. First, open the VBA editor by pressing <strong>Alt + F11<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using the Excel SUM function<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The easiest way to do it is to use the function we created earlier and put it into parentheses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Sub SumVBA1()\n    ActiveCell.Value = \"=Sum(A1:B3)\"\nEnd Sub\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If you execute this code, it will return 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also specify the row and column number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Sub SumVBA2()\n    ActiveCell.Value = \"=SUM(\" &amp; Range(Cells(1, 1), Cells(3, 2)).Address(False, False) &amp; \")\"\nEnd Sub\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This time, instead of using reference, we specified a range between row 1 and column 1, and between row 3 and column 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using the VBA SUM function<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This time instead of using the Excel <a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/training\/adding-numbers-using-the-sum-function\/\">SUM function<\/a> in parentheses, we will do it using the proper way, by using the VBA Sum function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following code is a VBA alternative of the first example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Sub SumVBA3()\n    ActiveCell.Value = WorksheetFunction.Sum(Range(\"A1:B3\"))\nEnd Sub\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This code is the alternative to the second example, where you can specify the row and column number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Sub SumVBA4()\n    ActiveCell.Value = Application.Sum(Range(Cells(1, 1), Cells(3, 2)))\nEnd Sub\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you know, you can use the SUM function or the&nbsp;autosum button to sum a range inside an Excel worksheet. 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