# Insert Function Dialog

Learn how to efficiently use the Insert Function dialog in Spread.NET to insert the proper formula and arguments for your requirements.

## Content

The **Insert Function** dialog can be used to insert the proper formula and arguments for your requirements.
![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/2238e618-a1fb-45a6-9ce5-9a4157bd2931/images/insert-function-dialog.png)
The **Insert Function** dialog helps the user to:

* Search for a function.
* Select a function from the function category which in displayed in alphabetical order.
* View the function syntax.

## Call Insert Function Dialog

Let's say, you want to add the values in cell A2 and A3, and insert the sum of these values in A4. To open the **Insert Function** dialog and use the SUM function in cell A4, follow the steps below:

1. Select the cell in which you want to insert the function, here cell A4.
    ![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/2238e618-a1fb-45a6-9ce5-9a4157bd2931/images/select-cell-a4.png)
2. Navigate to the **Insert Function** option in the **Functions Library** group from the **Formulas** tab of the Spread ribbon.
    ![image](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/e31400f0-03a3-4cfc-a80d-08d62bed05a8/image.7c39f9.png?width=850)
3. Click **Insert Function** option, and add the function using the **Insert Function** dialog. Select the SUM function and click **OK** to view the **Function Arguments** dialog. Use this dialog to add arguments in function.
    ![image](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/e31400f0-03a3-4cfc-a80d-08d62bed05a8/image.90e836.png?width=850)
4. Click **OK** to close the **Function Arguments** dialog, and view the final result in cell A4:
    ![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/2238e618-a1fb-45a6-9ce5-9a4157bd2931/images/final-result-insert-dialog.png)

## Using Table Totals formula

You can also invoke the **Insert Function** dialog while using **More** Function option in Totals formula in a table:
![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/2238e618-a1fb-45a6-9ce5-9a4157bd2931/images/insert-function-invoke-more-function.png)

## Keyboard Shortcut

The keyboard shortcut for Insert Function dialog is Shift + F3.

> !type=note
> **Note**: To use keyboard shortcut, set the **ExcelCompatibleKeyboardShortcuts** to True from the Properties window in the Spread designer.