Form 709 amount to include on Sched A, Part 1, Column D

The total gifts given in 2023 is $34k.  I started filling out form 709 thinking I only had to report, therefore enter, $17k on Sched A, Part 1, Column D, and Part 4, line 1.  I then watched a video from a few years ago showing that I should enter the whole $34k, then enter the annual exclusion of $17k on line 2.  The net effect being the same $17k.  Which is correct for 2023?

 

A  question regarding the Table for Computing Gift Tax.  For line 4 of Part 2 of form 709, am I correct in adding $1,800 from Column C and $1,400 from the calculation in column D?


Thanks for your patience, this is the first time I've worked on a Form 709.