Adding cells with similar descriptions

I want a cell from one sheet to return the sum of various cells in another
sheet.
For Example:
Sheet 1:
Description Quantity
Cat 7
Dog 3
Bird 9

Sheet 2:
Description Quantity
Cat 1
Dog 2
Cat 2
Bird 4
Dog 1
Cat 3
Cat 1
Bird 5

I want all the cells from sheet 2 with similar descriptions be added and the
value entered in a single cell on sheet 1.

Try this, Matt. The first formula shows a regular COUNTIF, which is what you
need.
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>I want a cell from one sheet to return the sum of various cells in another
> sheet.
> For Example:
> Sheet 1:
> Description Quantity
> Cat 7
> Dog 3
> Bird 9
>
> Sheet 2:
> Description Quantity
> Cat 1
> Dog 2
> Cat 2
> Bird 4
> Dog 1
> Cat 3
> Cat 1
> Bird 5
>
> I want all the cells from sheet 2 with similar descriptions be added and
> the
> value entered in a single cell on sheet 1.
>

Matt --
If these two examples are in the upper left-hand corner of the respective
spreadsheets, then the formula you want looks like:

=SUMIF(Sheet2!A2:A10,A2,Sheet2!B2:B10)

HTH.

Peter

"Matt" wrote:

> I want a cell from one sheet to return the sum of various cells in another
> sheet.
> For Example:
> Sheet 1:
> Description Quantity
> Cat 7
> Dog 3
> Bird 9
>
> Sheet 2:
> Description Quantity
> Cat 1
> Dog 2
> Cat 2
> Bird 4
> Dog 1
> Cat 3
> Cat 1
> Bird 5
>
> I want all the cells from sheet 2 with similar descriptions be added and the
> value entered in a single cell on sheet 1.
>