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  1. 10-05-2011, 12:50 PM #1
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    If value is true add cell to the right...

    Any time a cell A$ (or A2 till A45 ect...) = John Smith, add cell to the right

    This will have to be done for MANY cells and it won’t make sense to type out long stings of code like the one below. The code below does do what I want, but there must be a simpler way

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    =IF(A1=D2,B1,0)+IF(A2=D2,B2,0)+IF(A3=D2,B3,0)+IF(A4=D2,B4,0)+IF(A5=D2,B5,0)+IF(A6=D2,B6,0)

    A---------------------B-----C--------D-------------------E
    1 John Smith-----4--------------Totals
    2 John Smith-----2--------------John Smith------14
    3 Jane Doe--------5--------------Jane Doe---------16
    4 John Smith-----8
    5 Jane Doe--------6
    6 Jane Doe--------5
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    Re: If value is true add cell to the right...

    Do you mean?

    =SUMIF($A$1:$X$10,"John Smith",$B$1:$Y$10)

    where your data is in A1:Y10... note the offset in ranges in the formula.

    you can replace "John Smith" with a cell reference containing the name too, so you can copy formula down.
    Where there is a will there are many ways.

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    Re: If value is true add cell to the right...

    How about:

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    Re: If value is true add cell to the right...

    I guess I was assuming that there were columns of names with columns of numbers ...

    If you only have one column of names and numbers, then go with CXL's formula.
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    Re: If value is true add cell to the right...

    Thanks for the replies! With the first code, when I first pasted it in it worked. Then tried replacing the name with Jane Doe and it went to zero. So tried putting it back to John Smith and it stayed at zero. quotes were in place and spelling was identical. Haven't encountered that before, re copied and pasted and nothing happened...:S

    Second code worked fine and had no trouble manipulating it.

    Both give me good ideas for future stuff, thanks!
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    Re: If value is true add cell to the right...

    Where did you put the first code.. was it within range A1:Y10?

    If not, it should work too, but don't think that is what you want anyways.
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    Re: If value is true add cell to the right...

    I have 3 coloums that need the same treatment for each name, is it most efficient to do this?

    =SUMIF($B$237:$B$458,$I$474,$D$237:$D$458)+SUMIF($I$237:$I$458,$I$474,$K$237:$K$280)+SUMIF($P$237:$P$458,$I$474,$R$237:$R$458)

    -----A-----B-----C-----D-----E-----F-----G-----H-----I-----J-----K-----L-----M-----N-----O-----P-----Q-----R-----S-----T
    237-------name-----number---------------------------name-----number-------------------------name-----number
    238-------name-----number---------------------------name-----number-------------------------John------1
    239-------John---------3---------------------------------name-----number-------------------------name-----number
    240-------Jane---------4---------------------------------name-----number-------------------------name-----number
    241-------name-----number---------------------------John-------8---------------------------------name-----number
    242-------name-----number---------------------------name-----number-------------------------Jane------6
    ...
    458
    The same name could appear in any and all of the name boxes
    -------Total
    Jane 10
    John 12
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    Re: If value is true add cell to the right...

    Probably that is the best way... but this, my original version, might also work.. dependending on what is in the other columns between.

    =SUMIF($B$237:$P$458,$I$474,$D$237:$R$458)
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    Re: If value is true add cell to the right...

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    Probably that is the best way... but this, my original version, might also work.. dependending on what is in the other columns between.

    =SUMIF($B$237:$P$458,$I$474,$D$237:$R$458)

    your right, it worked like a charm! Thanks! now I just have to figure out HOW it works.

    I can see that if anything between $B$237:$P$458 = $I$474 then... How does it know what to add?
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    Re: If value is true add cell to the right...

    Basically it summing the values that are offset from the criteria column the same distance from where it finds a match to the criteria...

    Both ranges have to be the same size (height and width) and the first range starts at first column to search criteria, and ends at last column for criteria search, the sum column then starts at the first summing column for the first search column and ends proportionately at the last summing column for the last search column.
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