Microsoft Excel's SUMIFS function calculates the sum of values in a range of cells based on multiple conditions. It avoids the need for complex filtering, and its conditions can be numbers, text, or ...

Q. I read the June 2020 JofA article on SUMIF. I have tried to use it in my Excel spreadsheet, but it won’t work since I have multiple criteria. Is there a way to get SUMIF to work if you have more ...

I keep running into situations in Excel where I want to calculate a conditional sum, but my criterion is something along the lines of "Include cell B1 if cell A1 is a number, likewise B2 and A2, B3 ...

Q: Our accounting system produces a report containing a large table of inventory information, which I export to Excel, where I then want to look up values according to multiple columns of criteria. I ...

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Sum only negative values in a given range using SUMIF() Your email has been sent Summing only the positive or negative values in the same range of values only sounds difficult. Fortunately, the SUMIF( ...

Formulas are powerful tools for performing calculations and analyzing data in Excel. In this beginner’s guide, you’ll learn how to use formulas and explore some popular built-in functions. One of the ...

Learn the difference between Excel COUNT and COUNTA, plus TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER tricks, so you clean text and totals with ...

Have you ever struggled with Excel formulas, trying to calculate running totals only to be left with errors and frustration? Many of us have faced the challenge of managing datasets where each row’s ...

Excel functions, or formulas, lie at the heart of the application’s deep well of capabilities. Today we’ll tackle IF statements, a string of commands that determine whether a condition is met or not.