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Have 2 columns; First has text entries, second has values. How can I have Excel search first column for matching text and then sum the corresponding row values?

April 26, 2017columns Computers entries Excel Microsoft Software Spreadsheets text

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Have 2 columns; First has text entries, second has values. How can I have Excel search first column for matching text and then sum the corresponding row values?

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Have a cell to put the text you want to match in. Put another column in. In the new column have a conditional expression to put 0 in if the text doesn’t match and the row value if it does. Sum the new column. Answer originally posted in response to Have 2 columns; First has text entries, second has values. How can…