SUBTOTAL function

Overview
• The SUBTOTAL function returns a subtotal in a
list or database
• The SUBTOTAL function has the ability to
perform several mathematic functions such as
sum, average, count, product, min, max and
more
Syntax
=SUBTOTAL(Function_num,ref1,[ref2],…)
=SUBTOTAL(The function you would like to
perform (I.e. Sum, Average, etc., Select the cell
or range of cells you would like the compute)

Uses and Applications Tips and Tricks

• Use the SUBTOTAL function when filtering large
data sets that will have different values based on
the information being filtered
• SUBTOTAL will commute data sets without the
concern of double counting
• SUBTOTAL will provide dynamic totals when
using filters
• The SUBTOTAL function will ignore other
subtotals in a list and only compute pertinent
data

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