I have a spreadsheet that has three columns
Person 1 Area A Total$
Person 1 Area B Total $
Person 2 Area A Total $
How can I setup automatic subtotaling so that I can say if A:A contains
Person 1 and B:B ocntains Area A, subtotal Total$

I tried if and SumIF. neither worked.

Thanks

Gita Mooney

One way

=SUMPRODUCT(--(A2:A2000="Person 1"),--(B2:B2000="Area A"),C2:C2000)

note that you can't use the full range (A:A) in a sumproduct formula.

You might improve the usability by using cell references for your criteria

=SUMPRODUCT(--(A2:A2000=E1),--(B2:B2000=F1),C2:C2000)

where E1 holds the person and F1 the area, that way you don't need to edit
the formula
when you change the criteria

--
Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

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"Gita Mooney" <Gita wrote in message
...
I have a spreadsheet that has three columns
Person 1 Area A Total$
Person 1 Area B Total $
Person 2 Area A Total $
How can I setup automatic subtotaling so that I can say if A:A contains
Person 1 and B:B ocntains Area A, subtotal Total$

I tried if and SumIF. neither worked.

Thanks

Gita Mooney

Thanks! I will try that. I was trying the formula but I was using A:A. Now
I know why it did not work.

Thanks a bunch
Gita

"Peo Sjoblom" wrote:

One way

=SUMPRODUCT(--(A2:A2000="Person 1"),--(B2:B2000="Area A"),C2:C2000)

note that you can't use the full range (A:A) in a sumproduct formula.

You might improve the usability by using cell references for your criteria

=SUMPRODUCT(--(A2:A2000=E1),--(B2:B2000=F1),C2:C2000)

where E1 holds the person and F1 the area, that way you don't need to edit
the formula
when you change the criteria

--
Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

(No private emails please, for everyone's
benefit keep the discussion in the newsgroup/forum)



"Gita Mooney" <Gita wrote in message
...
I have a spreadsheet that has three columns
Person 1 Area A Total$
Person 1 Area B Total $
Person 2 Area A Total $
How can I setup automatic subtotaling so that I can say if A:A contains
Person 1 and B:B ocntains Area A, subtotal Total$

I tried if and SumIF. neither worked.

Thanks

Gita Mooney

Hi,

Pivot table seems to be the better option.


-----Original Message-----
One way

=SUMPRODUCT(--(A2:A2000="Person 1"),--(B2:B2000="Area
A"),C2:C2000)

note that you can't use the full range (A:A) in a
sumproduct formula.

You might improve the usability by using cell references
for your criteria

=SUMPRODUCT(--(A2:A2000=E1),--(B2:B2000=F1),C2:C2000)

where E1 holds the person and F1 the area, that way you
don't need to edit
the formula
when you change the criteria

--
Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

(No private emails please, for everyone's
benefit keep the discussion in the newsgroup/forum)



"Gita Mooney" <Gita
wrote in message
...
I have a spreadsheet that has three columns
Person 1 Area A Total$
Person 1 Area B Total $
Person 2 Area A Total $
How can I setup automatic subtotaling so that I can say
if A:A contains
Person 1 and B:B ocntains Area A, subtotal Total$

I tried if and SumIF. neither worked.

Thanks

Gita Mooney


.

You can also use autofilter and subtotal function on the total column. When
you filter on person1 or person2 the total will change.

"gita" wrote:

Thanks! I will try that. I was trying the formula but I was using A:A. Now
I know why it did not work.

Thanks a bunch
Gita

"Peo Sjoblom" wrote:

One way

=SUMPRODUCT(--(A2:A2000="Person 1"),--(B2:B2000="Area A"),C2:C2000)

note that you can't use the full range (A:A) in a sumproduct formula.

You might improve the usability by using cell references for your criteria

=SUMPRODUCT(--(A2:A2000=E1),--(B2:B2000=F1),C2:C2000)

where E1 holds the person and F1 the area, that way you don't need to edit
the formula
when you change the criteria

--
Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

(No private emails please, for everyone's
benefit keep the discussion in the newsgroup/forum)



"Gita Mooney" <Gita wrote in message
...
I have a spreadsheet that has three columns
Person 1 Area A Total$
Person 1 Area B Total $
Person 2 Area A Total $
How can I setup automatic subtotaling so that I can say if A:A contains
Person 1 and B:B ocntains Area A, subtotal Total$

I tried if and SumIF. neither worked.

Thanks

Gita Mooney

That worked beautifully. However, the summary I am trying to create is on
the second sheet. When I try to add the name of the first sheet, it bombs.
For example instead of A2:A2000, I have Sheet1!a2:a2000. Am I doing
something wrong?

Thanks in advance
Gita


"Peo Sjoblom" wrote:

One way

=SUMPRODUCT(--(A2:A2000="Person 1"),--(B2:B2000="Area A"),C2:C2000)

note that you can't use the full range (A:A) in a sumproduct formula.

You might improve the usability by using cell references for your criteria

=SUMPRODUCT(--(A2:A2000=E1),--(B2:B2000=F1),C2:C2000)

where E1 holds the person and F1 the area, that way you don't need to edit
the formula
when you change the criteria

--
Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

(No private emails please, for everyone's
benefit keep the discussion in the newsgroup/forum)



"Gita Mooney" <Gita wrote in message
...
I have a spreadsheet that has three columns
Person 1 Area A Total$
Person 1 Area B Total $
Person 2 Area A Total $
How can I setup automatic subtotaling so that I can say if A:A contains
Person 1 and B:B ocntains Area A, subtotal Total$

I tried if and SumIF. neither worked.

Thanks

Gita Mooney