# 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](https://1915029247-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Lf0gWBnuB8M1SitWhyk%2Fuploads%2F6bZ9FeuhEPhN832F071o%2FiPad%20Make%20Subtotal.png?alt=media\&token=958c6391-920e-4c8a-84c3-fa588abafca6) 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

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.