Google Docs is an online applications that lets users create and share documents online and includes Google Presentation and Google Spreadsheet. If you want to take the sum of a list of numbers in Google Spreadsheet, you can do so easily and quickly by applying a function. There are several functions available in Google Spreadsheet that you can use to make calculations, including the SUM function.
Log in to Google Docs with your email address and password. Either open an existing spreadsheet by double-clicking the spreadsheet name or click "Create New" and select "Spreadsheet" to open a new spreadsheet.
Enter the numbers you want to add together if you launched a new spreadsheet.
Select the numbers you want to find the sum of with your mouse. Left-click over the first number and drag your mouse to highlight the other numbers.
Click the Function icon in the toolbar over the spreadsheet. The Function icon is a Sigma. After you click the Function icon, a list of available functions will appear in a drop-down menu.
Select "SUM" from the Function options and press "Enter." The sum will appear beneath the last number in your selection. Continue working on your spreadsheet as needed or save your spreadsheet to keep the changes made.
Enter the numbers you want to add together if you launched a new spreadsheet.
Select the numbers you want to find the sum of with your mouse. Left-click over the first number and drag your mouse to highlight the other numbers.
Click the Function icon in the toolbar over the spreadsheet. The Function icon is a Sigma. After you click the Function icon, a list of available functions will appear in a drop-down menu.
Select "SUM" from the Function options and press "Enter." The sum will appear beneath the last number in your selection. Continue working on your spreadsheet as needed or save your spreadsheet to keep the changes made.