Microsoft KB Archive/150363

= How to Use a VBA Macro to Sum Only Visible Cells =

Article ID: 150363

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q150363





SUMMARY
If you have a range of cells that includes hidden rows or hidden columns, Microsoft Excel does not provide an easy way to sum only the visible cells.

The SUM function totals all the cells in a range, including hidden cells. The SUBTOTAL function ignores hidden rows only if they are part of a filtered list that was created using the AutoFilter or Advanced Filter command.

The following custom function sums only the visible cells in a range. To use the custom function, type the following into a cell on a worksheet

=Sum_Visible_Cells(A1:A5)

where A1:A5 is the range that you want to sum.



MORE INFORMATION
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Sample Visual Basic Procedure
Function Sum_Visible_Cells(Cells_To_Sum As Object) Application.Volatile For Each cell In Cells_To_Sum If cell.Rows.Hidden = False Then If cell.Columns.Hidden = False Then total = total + cell.Value End If          End If       Next Sum_Visible_Cells = total End Function Note that if you hide or unhide cells after you enter the formula into the worksheet, the formula will not recalculate automatically, even if Calculation is set to automatic. You can make the formulas recalculate if Calculation is set to automatic and you take any of the following actions:


 * You edit any cell on the sheet. -or-


 * You press F9, which forces a recalculation. -or-


 * You close the workbook.

