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    Summing columns

    Hello all

    I would like help in summing up totals in multiple columns based of the colour of the columns, please see attached spreadsheet.

    Total the value in grey, brown and yellow columns but limited to the yellow column, the great value in ether grey column and the greater 2 values in the brown with the total showing in column E.

    Also the number of events that the above totals points to show in column F as shown in E5 & F5 (manually entered)

    Thank you in advance.
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    Re: Summing columns

    Excel formulas cannot "see" colors, colors are formatting, not data, and formulas work on data.

    However, all is not lost, it looks like each color is a certain value? If so, you could probably use SUMIF/S.

    Can you show me what a sample answer would look like, and where you want it to be?
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    Re: Summing columns

    Thank you for your reply.

    The row total to show in col E by added the following values Col p plus the greater of col H & X plus the greater 2 values from Col J, L, N, R, T & V.

    In col F to show the number of values to get the total in col E.

    The manual calculations are showing in the red cells.

    Does this simplify things?
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    Re: Summing columns

    This is messy, but it does what you want...
    =SUM(P7,MAX(H7,X7),LARGE((J7,L7,N7,R7,T7,V7),1),LARGE((J7,L7,N7,R7,T7,V7),2))

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    Re: Summing columns

    Similar to Ford's.
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    and for the counts in column F.
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    which can be shortened I'm sure.
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    Re: Summing columns

    For the second formula this is a little shorter.
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    Re: Summing columns

    Thanks Dave, I keep forgetting about the {1,2} option

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    Re: Summing columns

    You're welcome. Yeah it's easy to overlook. Surprised I thought of it. LOL

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    Re: Summing columns

    Just curious, why did you bring in the >0 part?

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    Re: Summing columns

    Thanks guys.

    Like most things there are many ways to get the answer.

    I will set the post as solved.

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    Re: Summing columns

    @Ford
    Just curious, why did you bring in the >0 part?
    To provoke the 1s so they could be summed. My concern was some of the numbers are 0s, and the COUNT(1/() stuff just seemed awkward.

    =COUNT(1/P7)+COUNT(1/MAX(H7,X7))+COUNT(1/LARGE((J7,L7,N7,R7,T7,V7),{1,2}))

    Couldn't come up with a COUNTIFS or FREQUENCY approach either.

    Open to ideas. You see something?

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    Re: Summing columns

    You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback.

    You're of course right about the "many ways to get the answer".

    Kids ... candy store. LOL

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    Re: Summing columns

    Happy to help

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