How to Sum Range of Cells in Row Using Excel VBA (6 Easy Methods)

We’re going to show you 6 easy methods of using Excel VBA to sum the range of cells in a row. To demonstrate our methods, we’ve picked a dataset with 3 columns: “Fruit”. “March Sale”, and “April Sale”.

excel vba sum range of cells in row


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6 Ways to Sum Range of Cells in Row Using Excel VBA

1. Using FormulaR1C1 Property to Sum Range of Cells

In the first method, we’re going to use R1C1-style notation inside a With Statement to create a VBA code to sum the range of cells in rows. We’re going to show the Total Sale for each Fruit in column E. That means, E5 = C5 + D5 and so on. We’ll do this in all of the methods with different VBA codes.

Steps:

  • Firstly, press ALT + F11 to bring up the VBA Window.

Alternatively, you can do this from the Developer tab >>> select Visual Basic.

  • Secondly, from Insert >>> select Module.

This will show the VBA Module window. We’ll type our code here.

excel vba sum range of cells in row

  • Thirdly, type the following code in VBA Module.
Sub SumInRow()
Dim x, rTotal As Range
Set x = Range("B5:D" & Range("B" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row)
Set rTotal = x.Offset(, 3).Resize(x.Rows.Count, 1)
With rTotal
    .FormulaR1C1 = "=SUM(RC[-2]:RC[-1])"
    .Value = .Value
End With
End Sub

VBA Code Breakdown

  • Firstly, we’re calling our Sub Procedure SumInRow.
  • Secondly, declaring our variable types.
  • Thirdly, we’re setting our cell range for sum operation.
  • Finally, with the FormulaR1C1 property, we’re adding the row totals.
  • Here, RC[-2] means 2 columns left, and RC[-1] means 1 column left.
  • Basically, we’re telling E5 = C5 + D5 here.

  • Then, Save the code.
  • After that, click anywhere inside the code.
  • Finally, press the Run button.

excel vba sum range of cells in row

This will execute our code, and we’ll see the added values in column E.

Read More: How to Sum Multiple Rows in Excel (4 Quick Ways)


2. Use of VBA Evaluate Function to Sum Range of Cells

In this method, we’re going to use the VBA Evaluate method to sum the range of cells in the rows. Moreover, we’ll use For Next Loop and manually type our data range in this code.

Steps:

Sub SumInRowEvaluate()
Dim x As Range
Set x = Range("C5:D10")
For y = 1 To x.Rows.Count
    x.Rows(y).Cells(1, 3).Value = Evaluate("SUM(" & x.Rows(y).Address & ")")
Next y
End Sub

VBA Code Breakdown

  • Firstly, we’re calling our Sub Procedure SumInRowEvaluate.
  • Secondly, declaring our variable types.
  • Thirdly, we’re setting our cell range for sum operation.
  • Finally, with a For Next Loop, we’re adding the row totals.

excel vba sum range of cells in row

  • Secondly, Save the Module and press the Run button.

Note: This time, we didn’t click inside our code, hence, the Macros dialog box will appear.

  • Finally, select “SumInRowEvaluate” and press Run.

excel vba sum range of cells in row

Thus, we’ll use VBA to sum the range of cells in rows.

Read More: How to Sum Between Two Numbers Formula in Excel


3. Dynamic VBA Code to Find Output Location to Place Sum Automatically

In this section, we’ll not set our output location manually. We’re gonna use a dynamic code to look for our output cells. Here, we’ll use the “VBA Find method” to locate our output column.

Steps:

Sub SumInRowDynamic()
Dim x As Long, y As Long
x = Rows(4).Find("Total Sale", , , 1).Column - 2
y = Cells(Rows.Count, 2).End(xlUp).Row
    With Range(Cells(5, x + 2), Cells(y, x + 2))
        .Formula = "=SUM(RC[-" & x & "]:RC[-1])"
        .Value = .Value
    End With
End Sub

VBA Code Breakdown

  • Firstly, we’re calling our Sub Procedure SumInRowDynamic.
  • Secondly, declaring our variable types.
  • Thirdly, we’re searching for our output column name “Total Sale” in the dataset using the VBA Find method.
  • Then, we’re setting our cell range for sum operation.
  • Finally, we’re finding the row totals inside the With Statement.

excel vba sum range of cells in row

  • Secondly, Save the code.
  • Thirdly, click anywhere inside the code.
  • Finally, press the Run button.

This will execute our code, and we’ll see the added values in E5:E10. Moreover, this is what the final step should look like.

excel vba sum range of cells in row

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4. Sum Rows Based on Dynamic Range of Columns & Display the Formula

In this fourth method, we’re going to display the SUM formula in the cells after we execute our code. Without further ado, let’s jump into the action.

Steps:

Sub SumRowShowFormula()
    Dim x As Long
    For x = 5 To Cells(Rows.Count, "B").End(xlUp).Row
        Cells(x, "E").Formula = Replace("=sum([email protected]:[email protected])", "@", x)
    Next
End Sub

VBA Code Breakdown

  • Firstly, we’re calling our Sub Procedure SumRowShowFormula.
  • Secondly, declaring our variable types.
  • Thirdly, numbers in our data start from row 5. Hence, we’ve put 5 in our code.
  • Then, we’re finding the last position of our row using the Range End property.
  • After that, the VBA Sum function will add our values.
  • Finally, we’re using the Range Replace method to show our formula in cells.

  • Secondly, Save the code.
  • Thirdly, click anywhere inside the code.
  • Finally, press the Run button.

excel vba sum range of cells in row

This will execute our code, and we’ll see the added values in E5:E10. Moreover, we can see the SUM function if we, select any of the cells from the output.

Read More: How to Sum Rows in Excel (9 Easy Methods)


5. Inserting VBA WorksheetFunction.Sum

In this section, we’ll use the WorksheetFunction object to call the Excel SUM function to add the range of cells in the row.

Steps:

Sub SumRowWFunction()
    Dim x As Long
    For x = 5 To Cells(Rows.Count, "B").End(xlUp).Row
        Cells(x, "E") = WorksheetFunction.Sum(Range("C" & x & ":D" & x))
    Next
End Sub

VBA Code Breakdown

  • Firstly, we’re calling our Sub Procedure SumRowWFunction.
  • Secondly, declaring our variable types.
  • Thirdly, numbers in our data start from row 5. Hence, we’ve put 5 in our code.
  • Then, we’re finding the last position of our row using the Range End property.
  • After that, the Worksheet Sum function will add our values.

excel vba sum range of cells in row

  • Secondly, Save and close the Module.
  • Thirdly, from the Developer tab >>> select Macros.

The Macro dialog box will appear.

  • Select “SumRowWFunction” from the list.
  • Finally, press the Run button.

Thus, we’ve shown yet another code to add a range of cells in the row.

excel vba sum range of cells in row

Read More: How to Vlookup and Sum Across Multiple Sheets in Excel (2 Formulas)


6. Find Range of Cells to Sum in Row

For the last method, we need to define our starting row and use the Range Resize property. Everything else will be automatic in this code. Moreover, we’re fixing our Sheet name here.

Steps:

Sub SumInRowsDynamicRange2()
Dim wSheet As Worksheet
Dim x As Long
Dim y As Long
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Set wSheet = Sheets("dynamic2")
x = wSheet.Cells.Find(What:="*", SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlPrevious).Row
y = wSheet.Cells.Find(What:="*", SearchOrder:=xlByColumns, SearchDirection:=xlPrevious).Column
wSheet.Cells(5, y).Resize(x - 4).FormulaR1C1 = "=SUM(RC3:RC[-1])"
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

VBA Code Breakdown

  • Firstly, we’re calling our Sub Procedure SumInRowsDynamicRange2.
  • Secondly, declaring our variable types.
  • Thirdly, we’re setting our Sheet name “dynamic2”.
  • After that, we’re finding our dataset range.
  • Finally, we’re adding the values in rows.

  • Finally, Save the Module and Run it.

In conclusion, we’ve achieved our goal of a sum range of cells in the row.

excel vba sum range of cells in row


Practice Section

We’ve provided practice datasets in the Excel file.


Conclusion

We’ve shown you methods using Excel VBA to sum range of cells in row. Thanks for reading, keep excelling!


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Rafiul Haq

Rafiul Haq

Hello! This is Rafiul. I have an engineering degree and an MBA (finance) degree. I am passionate about all things related to data, and MS Excel is my favorite application. I want to make people's lives easier by writing easy-to-follow and in-depth Excel and finance related guides here at ExcelDemy.

2 Comments
  1. I understand the VBA code to sum a dynamic row but I am having problems converting it to sum a column and insert the formula so that the total changes if the numbers change. Is there an example of this anywhere? Thanks

    • Hello, EG Barber thank you for your question. You can use the following code and paste inside your sheet (right click on the sheet, select View Code and paste the code there) to get an automatic VBA sum feature.

      Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
      Dim our_cell_range As Range
      Set our_cell_range = Range("C5:C10")
      If Not Application.Intersect(our_cell_range, Range(Target.Address)) Is Nothing Then
      Range("C11") = Application.WorksheetFunction.Sum(our_cell_range)
      End If
      End Sub

      The following animated image shows the solution in action.

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