This works because, the INDEX function returns areferenceto the first cell, not the actual value.

Why not use a simpleexpanding rangelike this?

For some reason, this kind of mixed reference becomes corrupted in an Excel Table as rows are added.

Excel formula: Running total in Table

Using INDEX with a structured reference solves the problem.

you could use INDEX to retrieve individual values, or entire rows and columns.

These values can be numbers, cell references, ranges, arrays, and constants, in any combination.

Excel formula: Two-way lookup VLOOKUP in a Table

SUM can handle up to 255 individual arguments.

Excel INDEX function

Excel SUM function

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