SUMIF

Microsoft Office Excel 2003

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Adds the cells specified by a given criteria.

Syntax

SUMIF(range,criteria,sum_range)

Range    is the range of cells you want evaluated.

Criteria    is the criteria in the form of a number, expression, or text that defines which cells will be added. For example, criteria can be expressed as 32, "32", ">32", "apples".

Sum_range    are the actual cells to sum.

Remarks

  • The cells in sum_range are summed only if their corresponding cells in range match the criteria.

  • If sum_range is omitted, the cells in range are summed.

  • Microsoft Excel provides additional functions that can be used to analyze your data based on a condition. For example, to count the number of occurrences of a string of text or a number within a range of cells, use the COUNTIF function. To have a formula return one of two values based on a condition, such as a sales bonus based on a specified sales amount, use the IF function.

Example

The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank worksheet.

Show How?

  1. Create a blank workbook or worksheet.
  2. Select the example in the Help topic. Do not select the row or column headers.

    Selecting an example from Help

    Selecting an example from Help

  3. Press CTRL+C.
  4. In the worksheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
  5. To switch between viewing the results and viewing the formulas that return the results, press CTRL+` (grave accent), or on the Tools menu, point to Formula Auditing, and then click Formula Auditing Mode.
 
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Property Value Commission
100,000 7,000
200,000 14,000
300,000 21,000
400,000 28,000
Formula Description (Result)
=SUMIF(A2:A5,">160000",B2:B5) Sum of the commissions for property values over 160000 (63,000)