Thank you so much.  How silly of me!  I did it the other way round, that is 
what caused the problem.

Andrew

> On 31 May 2025, at 09:16, 'Ian Robinson' via MacVisionaries 
> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Andrew,
> 
> You need to put the equals sign first to define the cell as having a formula.
> =sum(I2:I10)
> 
> HTH.
> 
> Ian
> 
>> On 31 May 2025, at 08:45, 'Andrew' via MacVisionaries 
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>> Hi,
>> 
>> I’ve forgotten how to insert a sum formula into a cell in spreadsheet in 
>> Numbers.  I type: sum=(I2:I100) but all I get is the exact text above but 
>> not the actual calculation.  What am I doing wrong?
>> 
>> Andrew
>> 
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