# Totals & Subtotals By default, Soulver displays a total of all your lines in the bottom right hand corner.
A floating quick total appears in the bottom right of your sheet (by default)
### Subtotals #### Making a subtotal on Mac Add a blank line and then press ⌘T (or double-click the empty answer). A subtotal line will add up all lines above back up to the next subtotal, or heading (#).

Double click the answer on an empty line to turn it into a subtotal

#### Making a subtotal on iPad & iPhone Hold down on an empty line and choose `Make Subtotal Line`: ![Subtotals in Soulver 3 for iPad](/files/IQlTi3V6uBDHXuPGSAbS) Alternatively, tap the empty space below the last line. ## Subtotal tasks #### Assigning a subtotal to a variable You can create a variable on a subtotal line using "variable = " and leaving the value blank: Declare a variable without a value on a sub-total line #### Adding a percentage (like a sales tax) to a subtotal Add a percentage line to your subtotal to have this applied to the final result.

A percentage in a subtotal will apply to the final result

## Customizing the floating total #### Showing/hiding the floating total If the total is not helpful in your particular workflow, you can hide it by hovering over it and clicking `Hide`. To show the total again, go to the `View` menu and choose `Show Total`.

Additional floating total options are available from the View menu

#### Changing the statistic type You can also show the average, count and median of your lines by control-clicking on the floating total and choosing an alternative statistic.

Choosing an alternative statistic for the floating total via the contextual menu

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