How to create 3D reference to sum same range across multiple sheets in Excel?

Summing a range of numbers is easy for most Excel users, but do you know how to create a 3D reference to sum the same range across multiple sheets, as shown in the screenshot below? In this article, I will introduce the steps on this job.

Create 3D reference to sum same range across sheets

List the same cell across worksheets using Kutools for Excel

Create 3D reference to sum same range across sheets

To create 3D reference to sum same range across sheet, it’s very easy.

Select a cell which you will place the result at, type this formula =SUM(Jan:Dec!B1), Jan and Dec are the first and last sheets you need to sum across, B1 is the same cell you sum, press Enter key.

Tip:

1. You also can sum the same range across sheets by changing the cell reference to a range reference =SUM(Jan:Dec!B1:B3).

2. You also can use named range to sum same range across sheets as below:

List the same cell across worksheets using Kutools for Excel

If you want to list the same cell across sheets in a workbook, you can apply Kutools for Excel’s Dynamically Refer to Worksheets.

1. In a new sheet, select B1, which cell you want to extract from each sheet, click Kutools > More > Dynamically Refer to Worksheets.

2. In the Fill Worksheets References dialog, select one order you want to fill the cells, click  to lock the formula, then choose the sheets you use to extract the same cell from. See screenshot:

3. Click Fill Range and close the dialog. Now the value in the Cell B1 of each sheet has been listed in the active sheet, then you can do calculations as you need.

Demo: List the same cell across worksheets using Kutools for Excel