In an Excel file in Google Docs, how do I add the values together?

Q: (I'm pretty sure it's the same as a normal Microsoft Excel file, so if you have used that but not Google Docs, please tell me what you think anyway.) I've made an Excel file on Google Docs, and have a column full of numbers that I want it to automatically add together all the way on the bottom of the list. My question is - how? I know there's a tab called "Formulas" and a link on that tab that says "Sum". But I don't understand how it works. Please explain.

A: in some blank cell, just click the SUM option, then use your mouse to highlight the cells you want to sum up (click and drag your mouse and you'll see those cells being highlighted). Then press or you could type the cell range (like =SUM(A1:A50) for example)

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