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About Bill Hermanson
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Excel - Excel totaling catorgories
Expert: Bill Hermanson - 11/3/2009
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QUESTION: Bill, Thanks for taking my question. I have sheet names "Spendings" and I would like to have anything that says "Food" in b2:b999 add up in b3 on sheet 2, likewise, if it says "Gas" i'd like that to be totaled in b4 on sheet2. How do i do this?
Thanks,
Kevin
ANSWER: Kevin,
What version of Excel are you using?
>>Bill
---------- FOLLOW-UP ----------
QUESTION: I have windows vista with office 7.
Thanks again.
Answer
Kevin,
You can use the SUMIF function to do exactly this. I shouldn't have bother to ask about Excel versions, because SUMIF exists in both 2003 and 2007.
Use the multiple-range form of SUMIF; one range will be the criterion range, and the other will be the range which actually gets summed. You'll need one SUMIF for each spending category.
>>> Bill
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