How to get Google Sheets to add up a column
Right-click a column header and choose Insert 1 column left. New columns shift existing ones and usually keep relative formulas intact.
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Click the column letter/number near where you want space.
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Right-click → Insert column left or right.
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Resize the new column if needed.
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Check that formulas still point where you expect.
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