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In our previous tutorial, we were looking at Excel If contains formulas that return some value to another column if the target cell contains a specific value. Aside from that, what else can you do if a cell contains certain text or number? Continue reading →

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  1. Hi there,
    How do I Sum out multiple SKUs when I keyed them in according to the warehouse racking layout?
    Example :
    A1 B1 C1 are the name of the SKUs, while A1 C1 has the same SKU.
    A2 B2 C2 will be the Quantity of each SKU above.
    How do I get the the sum of A2 and C2 in a separate list if we got 600 SKUs.
    Thank you.

  2. Please if cell b4 has a data of 24pcs and cell c4 has 34000....
    I want to multiply the two cell together...
    Please how can I go about this.
    Thanks

    1. Hello Gbenga!
      If I understand your task correctly, the following formula should work for you

      =LEFT(A1,LEN(A1) - FIND("pcs",A1)) * B1

      Hope you’ll find this information helpful.

  3. Hello George!
    In order to extract all the characters after "UL9", use the formula below:
    =RIGHT(A10, LEN(A1) - FIND("UL9", A1,1) +1)

    As for pulling the text before "UL9", here is the formula for this case:
    =LEFT(A1, FIND("UL9", A1 ,1) - 1)

    BTW, there is a formula-free solution for this task called Extract Text tool. Check out its manual, I believe you'll find it helpful: https://www.ablebits.com/docs/excel-extract-text/

  4. How can I delete upon scanning a bar code, everything except the text that starts with UL9C0037365 value in a cell
    01008568230065341119071521UL9C0037365

    Thank you
    george

  5. Thank you so much for most helpful forumula

  6. How do I have a cell calculate a sum if there's a certain word or text in another cell? I.E. 12345*2% will only be calculated if say cell A5 was showing the word "No".
    Thanks!

  7. I need a formula that will search a specific cell (E2) or all of column E for a "key" word and then if found, take the date in A2 and add 30 days to it and put this all in B2.

    Please let me know if this can be accomplished.
    Thanks.

    1. Hello,

      Did you find a solution for your issue? I am currently trying to find something similar. I need to find all people who are online and add their hours, ignoring those who are on leave etc, Can anyone help?
      Thanks in advance

  8. Hi,
    Is there a solution for this?

    Basically, I have month in one column and dollars in another. If I want the sum of all the dollars in June, July and Aaugust in a separate column. Is there a formula that does this. I am sure there is but cannot figure it out.

    Thanks,
    Dinesh.

    Month dollar sum
    June 20
    June 30
    June 25
    June 22
    June 31 sum of June dollars
    July 18
    July 16
    July 15
    July 22
    July 19 sum of July dollars
    August 6
    August 3
    August 32
    August 34
    August 24 sum of Aug dollars

  9. Any Help Apprecaiated:
    Essentially I am trying to write a formula where if all cells in a column range contain a numerical value it will SUM them, but add a condition where if the column contains a text it will search for the text and instead of returning a SUM it will return "Not Complete".

    Currently I am working with the following formula but cant seem to get it to work:
    =IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("Not Complete",H4:$H2000)),"Not Complete",SUM(H4:$H2000))

    For Reference:
    Column of values mixed with text containing "Not Complete"
    $0.052000
    $0.052000
    $0.052000
    $0.052000
    Not Complete
    Not Complete
    Not Complete
    Not Complete
    $0.052000
    $0.052000
    $0.052000

  10. Trying to make a formula where if a cell has the text "GMP 1" then show the value which is in the same row but from column A. Also this has to work over separate sheets.
    So, for example, i need it to look through column C on sheet 1 for the word "GMP 1" but return the row value of Column A, and put the result on sheet 2. Currently i have multiple efforts at the formula and getting results where it adds up the values from A (which i dont want) or #value #n/a or just the count value of if it is true. Tried multiple different starting points (sumproducts/vlookup etc)

    1. Did anyone ever answer you? I'm looking for the same solution and can't figure it out for the life of me. Thanks!

  11. C5=Q
    D5=Q
    E5=H
    F5=H
    G5=Q
    H5=Q
    I5=H
    J5=Q
    K5=H
    L5=H
    M5=H
    N5=H
    O5=Q
    P5=Q
    Q is the travel plan for onsite. for the above example its 7 weeks stays.
    but the onsite trip would be 4. so i need to caluclate the trip count.
    I want to have a successive cell count where the value is "Q"
    For the above example it would be 4.
    Thanks
    Srini

  12. I am trying to see if excel can search a column and automatically add up specific cells to come as close to without exceeding a specific number. Example: I have a 12' (120") piece of lumber and I need to cut that into as many posts as possible with little waste. So in the example below it would highlight cells (A1, A2, A5, A6) in a specific color, then in another color continue with the other cells (not previously selected) and perform the same function. Thanks for any help.
    A1 13.5"
    A2 25.75"
    A3 54"
    A4 32"
    A5 16"
    A6 64.75"
    A7 10"
    A8 12.5"
    A9 11

  13. I'm working on a spreadsheet where i would like for a formula to be created when any text is entered into the cell to the left. If you enter a company name in a cell it will then create a PO based off the job number (in one cell) & the cost code (another cell)
    Cell B2 is My Job Number & Cell A14 is My Cost Code. =B2&-A15 give me a my PO (Job Number-Cost Code). Now i would like this to be created only when text is entered in the cell to the left.

  14. All Example and conversation are helpful,but if u add language option in your web side so its so easy and convenient for me and others, and I think Its plus point about you..
    kind regards
    sarmad azim

  15. How about if i have a column of numbers and i want to search for matching numbers that then contain text in another column that i want to highlight mismatched PART text string. i.e
    A1 B1
    1 1562544 Engine
    2 1562544 Cam Shaft
    3 1573333 Engine 2
    4 1573333 Engine 2
    5 1582444 Engine
    6 1582444 Engine
    7 1582444 Cam Shaft Fixing
    8 1628738 Cam Shaft
    9 1628738 Cam Shaft - Chrome
    I would only want a return for the rows that contain conflicting information i.e 1562544 and 1582444 in this case, i do not mind if it is just rows 2 & 7 that are returned or all that mismatch i.e 1&2 and 5,6&7 . Worth noting that rows 8&9 i do not consider a mismatch (hence the need for a PART string match)
    Hope that makes sense

  16. A cell contains =IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("Avox Production",B60)),"1","")
    The statement enters a "1" in the cell when the word "Avox Production" is typed in another cell B60.
    I have a range of cells with the statement listed above. What I need to do is gather the sum of all cells with "1" and populate the total of these cells into another worksheet.
    I've tried =SUM(B60:B65,Data!B60:B65) but nothing populates in the cell.

    1. What is the cell address for the cell containing the formula:
      =IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("Avox Production",B60)),"1","")
      That cell address will contain the "1" or ""
      Sum that column to get your values

  17. I need to do something along the lines of "If cell contains text "ab" then perform calculation (D10-0.15)-120)" basically I need the number showing in that cell to either be calculated using one formula or another..... not sure how to structure this or if it's possible. Thanks in advance!

  18. Daniel:
    You will use the SUMIF function including the optional sum_range. Where the data is in columns J, K and L enter this in L2:
    =SUMIF(K2:K5,"PM",J2:J5)
    You're saying, "Sum the values in J2 thru J5 where the text in the adjacent cells K2 thru K5 is PM." So, it's range, criteria, sum_range.

  19. I was hoping you could help me with a formula.

    I would like to calculate a range cells in a row if text is "Something"

    so:
    A1 A2 B4:
    2.5 PM 6.0 This pulls all the values from A1 that have PM in A2.
    2 CE
    2.5 CE
    2 IPT
    3.5 PM

  20. I was hoping you could help me with a formula.

    I would like to calculate a range cells in a row if text is "Something"

    so:

    2.5 PM
    2 CE
    2.5CE
    2 IPT
    3.5 PM

  21. What Excel function and how to use if I select a word in cell (with drop down list with few text) and I would like each selected text to return a different drop down list from different sheet?

  22. I would like to select only cell with numerical value from row containing numerical and non-numerical value.

  23. I’d like to use a sumifs type formula, but instead of summing numbers, I’d like to grab text (vlookup won’t work because I need to use multiple criteria). Any ideas?

  24. Hello,

    how to do if the cell is a date, say: 1/1/2018, then to sum a row of numbers and add another number in a cell, e.g. a2:j2, +e20. If it is not the date (1/1/2018), then let it be blanked...

    thank you.

  25. =SUM(COUNTIFS(TAB!$H:$H,{"chips","ice cream"},TAB!$E:$E,">1/1/18",TAB!$E:$E,"<2/1/18"))

    I am trying to modify this formula so that once the criteria is met, that all the numbers found in column U are added together. I can't seem to figure how to get this to work out. Please help.

  26. Thanks for responding Doug, but nothing there is helping this particular scenario.

  27. How would I sum a filtered columns visible data by using another columns text, I need the below formula to count visible cells of a filtered column based on a word

    =COUNTIF(A2:A10,"*dress*")

    1. Sorry, More specific. Same question

      =SUMIF(E18:E4020,"Immediately",$D18:$D4020)/E2

      Trying to get the above formula to sum Visible cells in column D, currently it sums all cells

      Column E contains text,"Immediately" is one of the choices.
      Column D contains numeric values that need to be summed
      based on the choice of the word "Immediately"
      They are filtered.

      1. Phil:
        Svetlana has a very thorough article here on AbleBits that covers this topic.
        Enter "sum only filtered (visible) cells" in the search box and you'll see the link to the article.

  28. I would like to highlight Equal no. of cells to the numeric value in some cell. i.e
    if i put 5 in cell no. A1, then cell B1,C1,D1,E1,F1 Shall be filled in red colour...
    how to do it pls help

    1. Krishna Das:
      Sorry, I think the only way to do what you want is by writing some VBA code. That's beyond the scope of this blog.

  29. How To Highlight Row If Cell Contains Text/Value/Blank In Excel

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