To use autosum with a row of four values, where must your cursor be to have the sum appear in the row if you have not highlighted the cells?

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to use autosum with a row of four values, where must your cursor be to have the sum appear in the row if you have not highlighted the cells?

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LectureNotes said to use autosum with a row of four values, where must your cursor be to have the sum appear in the row if you have not highlighted the cells?

Answer: To use the AutoSum feature in a spreadsheet program like Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets with a row of four values, and to have the sum appear in the row itself without highlighting the cells, you should place your cursor in the cell immediately to the right of the four values.

Here’s a step-by-step guide:

  1. Identify the Row of Values: Suppose your four values are in cells A1, B1, C1, and D1.
  2. Position the Cursor: Place your cursor in cell E1, which is immediately to the right of the last value in the row.
  3. Use AutoSum: Click on the AutoSum button (usually represented by the Greek letter Sigma, Σ) in the toolbar. The program will automatically select the range A1:D1 and place the sum in cell E1.

This method ensures that the sum of the values in the row will appear in the cell directly following the last value in the sequence.