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It you select the blank cell under a column of numbers or a blank cell at the end of a row of numbers and hit the Autosum button it will enter the SUM function and select the cells above in the column, or to the left in a row. Pressing Alt and the = key will also do the same thing. If you select the column or the row with the numbers and click the button or do Alt and the = key, then it will also do the same.

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Excel assigns the SUM function when you highlight a range of cells and click the SUM button.

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