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SUMMARYWhen you use any of the worksheet functions in Microsoft Excel, and you have a range argument that includes either hidden rows or columns, the cells in these hidden areas are still used by the function. For example, if you have the following in a worksheet
the SUM function in cell A4 returns a value of 3. If you then hide Row 2,
the SUM function still returns a value of 3.
MORE INFORMATIONIf you would like to sum only the Odd or the Even rows in a range, instead of trying to hide rows, which does not work in this case, you can use the following formulas. Odd Rows
If you enter this as an array formula in cell A4 in the above example, it
returns a value of 2.
NOTE: To enter a formula as an array formula in Microsoft Excel for Windows, press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER. In Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, press COMMAND+RETURN. Even Rows
If you enter this as an array formula in cell A4 in the above example, it
returns a value of 1.
NOTE: If you still want to hide rows for the above example, the two functions given will still work as outlined. Additional query words: 5.00c 5.00a 7.00a 97 XL97 XL7 XL5 XL4 XL3 every other alternate
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