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 adds up the lines above it, stopping at the nearest previous subtotal, heading (#), or divider line (---).

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

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:

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

To total or average selected groups of lines, see Tags.

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