How do I make AutoSum really Sum, not Subtotal

[Pearl]

Since the upgrade to Office07 (yuck), pushing the AutoSum button, or Alt+=
gives me a SUBTOTAL() function instead of SUM. Of course I can manually type
the SUM formula, but that isn't the point. I'm trying to sum a few general
ledger journal entries to validate that they equal zero, and am now getting
totals because it isn't summing the whole, but the SUBTOTAL pieces only - and
who needs normally? Anyway, other than re-mapping my keyboard shortcut, or
manually typing SUM(), is there any way to direct AutoSum to really do a
AutoSum, not a SUBTOTAL?
Thanks!

 

[Sheeloo]

I could not replicate what you mentioned.

I entered some numbers in A1:A10, selected the range and clicked on Auto Sum
button and got =SUM(A1:A10). Same result with Alt-=.

I also inserted Subtotals and tried the above. I again got Sum and not
Subtotal.

Perhaps if you can describe the steps you are taking...

 

[Peo Sjoblom]

If you have a filter applied then it will automatically select subtotal
instead of sum since subtotal ignores filtered rows
whereas sum will sum all rows

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Regards,


Peo Sjoblom

 

[Pearl]

Hello!
No filters. I have two journals that have negative sum of the numbers above
each one respectively as the opposing entry, and all nets to zero in total.
However, if I want to show a total row beneath all Excel is subtotaling the 2
individual summed totals above rather than summing the total of all the
lines, which you need to do to proof out journal entries on the ledger.

When I tried AutoSum, or even Alt+=, both insert SUBTOTAL beneath each
individual JE, rather than SUM(). When I hit AutoSum, I expect a SUM()
formula, not SUBTOTAL(), which is what I'm getting, which is what it used to
do. If I manually type SUM(), then everything works fine, but I just want to
change AutoSum to be the SUM() formula because in financial applications you
use SUM() way more than you do SUBTOTAL(). Any ideas?

 

[Peo Sjoblom]

I can't reproduce this on my 2007 unless I apply a filter.
When I do alt + = it sums and when I click the autosum icon it sums.

Btw, how does your subtotal formula look. If it is SUBTOTAL(9,Range)
then it is the equivalent of SUM(Range).

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Regards,


Peo Sjoblom

 

[Pearl]

Yep, that is exactly what it is doing. When I select either AutoSum method
instead of Excel inserting a Sum() formula it is inserting a Subtotal()
formula, which I don't want. I've not typically had it do this. Now, the
original file has been saved as an Office07 file, but was downloaded from
BusinessObjects as a .xls file, though I'd not think that should have
anything to do with this. When I go to other files I'm getting the correct
Sum() formula, so perhaps it does?