I'm trying to write an If
or SumIf
to calculate(sum) totals for x , y and z individually.
I could use a simple sum formula but these are thousands of columns and x and y and z are populated randomly. I tried using a range by sorting colA but its a temporary solution and not what I am looking for.
I need something like:
If COL A has 'X' then add values corresponding to X in COL B
example:
COLA COLB ....... colx
x 1
x 2
x 1
y 3
x 3
z 3
x 4
I tried looking up other answers for similar questions but could not find the right one that works for me.
If you want to sum multiple columns based on a value in a single column you could use SUMPRODUCT
like this
=SUMPRODUCT((A2:A100="x")*B2:X100)
There can't be text in the sum range, B2:X100
, otherwise you get an error - if you want to allow text in that range use this version:
=SUMPRODUCT((A2:A100="x")*ISNUMBER(B2:X100),B2:X100)
Maybe (difficult to tell from the question):
=sumif(A:A,"=x",B:B)
Another answer could be that you create a pivot table of the database. Insert>Pivot Table>Select your table range. Then from there, you would put the column heading you wanted sorted into the row criteria, and then sum the x1's and y'1s.
I am assuming you want to obtain subtotals for each column and each letter, as in the figure below.
If so, enter in B12 the formula
=SUMPRODUCT(($A$2:$A$8=$A12)*(B$2:B$8))
Copy and paste into B12:C14. It is easy to adapt to slightly different arrangements.
I apologize if my question was vague. This is my first time working with if
and sumif
formulas in Excel.
This is what I was looking for: =sumif(A:A,"=x",B:B)
.
Thank you Pnuts.