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SUMIF

how do you do SUMIF

Edited on Thu 24 Apr 2008, 06:55

RE: SUMIF

Hi Kim, Welcome to the forum, thank you for your post, in answer to your question;
SUMIF adds cells which are specified by criteria which you have set up.
The syntax is; =SUMIF(range to check, criteria, range to sum)
which in terms of a worksheet would be something like =SUMIF(A1:A15,"North",B1:B15) where A1:A5 hold ie the Area Titles, North, South, East and West, where you wish to see a total of figures from the North branch, and these figures are held in the range B1:B15.
Note: if you have a mind to you could name the ranges A1:A15 as "Area" and the range B1:B15 as "Figures" then your formula would be =SUMIF(Area,"North",Figures). The criteria North must be in quotations (") if it is Text. The range Names' do not as once you have created them they are recognised by Excel. I hope that has helped, best regards Pete.

Excel tip:

Select only cell that contain text to lock format

For selecting cells that only contain Text in Excel

By selecting cells that only contain text, you can delete, fill or protect cells of this type.

Use short cut to Go to box (F5) or Edit, Go to
In the dialog box, click special button & select Constants and only check text or any other desired type.

Click OK.

And text cells will all be highlighted for you to apply format. Please note only works on one sheet at a time.

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