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Is it possible to add a column of numbers together to get a total in the footer on the iOS Pages app on your iPhone?

I've tried to directly enter the formula: =sum(c). However this doesn't seem to work.

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Although presently formulas are not available in iOS Pages (version 3.1), if you have a copy of Pages for Mac, the document can be formatted there, share with iOS (either with iCloud, email, AirDrop, etc.) then edit on iOS as illustrated below. The formulas entered using Pages on the Mac will be retained provided one does not overwrite them with other text.

In the example below, the number 317 is changed to 17 thus updating the sum in the footer.

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The Pages app for iOS doesn't support formulas (yet) – that's why it doesn't work.

I couldn't find a reference by Apple stating this explicitly, but it probably suffices to compare the 'SEE ALSO' sections of the cell formatting options for Pages for Mac and iOS. They are identical, except for the Mac link to the Calculate values using data in table cells page, which is exactly what you want. This page simply doesn't exist for the iOS version of Pages.

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  • Well dang, do you think they'll ever add the ability to in a update? Or ever? And thank you
    – Bhjosh
    Commented Mar 21, 2017 at 21:28
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    Sorry, I can't answer that - it's something you should ask Apple themselves. It's definitely nice to have, but spreadsheets and formulas have traditionally been the domain of laptops and PCs, and for good reasons.
    – Glorfindel ♦
    Commented Mar 21, 2017 at 21:30
  • Could I do it on a desk top and transfer it to pages and keep the formulas??
    – Bhjosh
    Commented Mar 21, 2017 at 21:48
  • Yes, create on the Mac then edit in iOS.
    – bjbk
    Commented Apr 20, 2017 at 0:33

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