Excel How-to: The SUMIF Function


The SUMIF function is an easy way to get a subtotal of specific data that meets a certain condition, without going through the trouble of producing a Pivot Table.  It’s most useful when working with long arrays of diverse data:

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Note: You can follow along with this how-to by opening this Excel file: SUMIF function.xls

In the above chart, let’s say we wanted to summarize the Sales and Profit totals for Gonzalez.  In cell B20, we enter “Gonzalez” as the condition to check for.  Next, we enter the SUMIF formula in cell C20:

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This gives us a summary of the Sales amounts attributable to Gonzalez.  We can copy this formula to cell D20 in order to total up his Profit:

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Finally, we can compute his Profit % by dividing cell D20 by cell C20.  SUMIF formulas can be created for each of the managers if you so choose.

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