Hi Marcol, Many thanks for your help on my post http://www.excelforum.com/excel-gene...-criteria.html ! However, on my original file it still does not work ;-(. This problem really gives me a headache to be honest. Would be great if you could have a new look. I posted a reply on the original post, but also made a new one in case that would be more handy (http://www.excelforum.com/excel-prog...ml#post2607577) Really appreciate your help... There needs to be a way to solve this right? Many thanks! Best, Alinda