Q&A for How to Apply a Formula to an Entire Column on Google Sheets on PC or Mac

Return to Full Article

Coming soon

Add New Question

Question

How to do this? For entire column D, I want it to do same formula, but per line. A1+B1+C1=D1, A2+B2+C2=D2, A3+B3+C3=D3, etc How do I add this formula to column D?

Community Answer

In column D1, type "=A1+B1+C1", then hit enter. Next, click the bottom right corner of the D1 cell (known as the fill handle) , and drag it down the D column. Google sheets will add the correct formula to each cell that you drag the fill handle over.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 24 Helpful 15
Question

Is Command+D is the Add Bookmark feature in Chrome?

Community Answer

Yes. Command+D on Mac and Ctrl+D on Windows is the shortcut to add a bookmark.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 7 Helpful 3
Question

How do I get a column in Google Sheet to automatically re-calculate?

Community Answer

Google Sheets should already recalculate if you are using formulas. If you update cells contained in the formula, the column should recalculate.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 0 Helpful 0
Question

How do I apply a formula to every cell in a column apart from the first to cells e.g., excluding E1 + E2 ?

Community Answer

Put the formula in E3, then click, hold, and drag the corner of the cell down to the last cell that you want to apply the formula to. Alternatively, after putting the formula in E3, simply double click the small square in the bottom right corner of the cell.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 0 Helpful 0
Question

It is working only with the first cell, what can I do?

Community Answer

You need to copy and paste the formula into all of the cells that you want it to work for.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 0 Helpful 0
Question

How do you subtract the sum of 3 columns from another column to get the new column showing the profit margin?

Community Answer

You need to use parentheses. For example: =D1-(A1+B1+C1), where A, B, C, and D are columns.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 0 Helpful 0
Question

Bell91

Community Answer

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 0 Helpful 0
Question

My cell is formated for a total. How do I get the total to appear in a depending order

Bell91

Community Answer

You can use the "IF" formula in a cell to determine the value that should appear based on a certain condition. For example, if you want the total to appear in a descending order, you can use the following formula: =IF(A1>B1,A1,B1) This formula says "if the value in cell A1 is greater than the value in cell B1, return the value in cell A1, otherwise return the value in cell B1." You can then copy and paste this formula in the cells below to find the next largest value, and so on. Note: In this example, the cells A1 and B1 are assumed to contain the numbers you want to compare. Replace these with the actual cell references for your data.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 0 Helpful 0