Formula for adding values from previous column in a spreadsheet in Numbers

I am not proficient in spreadsheets so maybe this is easy. I need a formula for a column to add from a previous column. Specifically, F5 should equal F4 + E5. I can get this done once but I want to extend the formula down the entire F column. How do I do this? Thanks!



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Original Title: Maybe an easy one?

iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Sep 13, 2025 8:46 PM

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Posted on Sep 14, 2025 6:24 AM

Click on the cell with the formula in it. Hover over the lower line of the selection box and a yellow circle will appear. Drag down on it. The formula will adjust its cell references for all those cells you dragged it into.


Another way is the select the cell with the formula. Copy. Select the cells that need the formula. Paste.

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Sep 14, 2025 6:24 AM in response to touchstone

Click on the cell with the formula in it. Hover over the lower line of the selection box and a yellow circle will appear. Drag down on it. The formula will adjust its cell references for all those cells you dragged it into.


Another way is the select the cell with the formula. Copy. Select the cells that need the formula. Paste.

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Formula for adding values from previous column in a spreadsheet in Numbers

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