What I want to do is count the cells with any number value (=count) in the last column (F) IF the cells in the same row have certain values. For example, let's say I want the first column (A) to contain "Bleach", the second to contain ".05", and the third to contain "2". I only want to count the cells in column F if those cells in the same row have those values.
I have no clue how to do this, so any help is appreciated.
If layout allows you, create a new column that has a formula like if (and(a = 'bleache',b=0.5,c=2),1,0) and make the count on this column and hide it afterwards.
Also I saw a new formula (never used it personally) you should check it:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-001/excel-help/countifs-function-HA102753238.aspx?CTT=1
Excel does have a COUNTIF function that does exactly what you're looking for.
You specify a range and a criteria. If the criteria is true, then the value is counted.
Please try:
=SUMIFS(F:F,A:A,"Bleach",B:B,0.05,C:C,2)
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I have an excel spreadsheet where it has duplicate column header titles labeled "'H ". I'm attempting to calculate the sum of a row if it is under this certain header value. I tried pivot tables but it hasn't worked too well.. I feel as though I'm not using the sumif properly.
Please help this excel beginner!
This is what I used so far:
=SUMIF(B$2:$M5, B$2:$M5="'Q ", B6:M6)
above is what my data would look like, below is the summary that I would want
Based on your image, and assuming it starts on A1, use this code in Cell B5 and copy it to the right.
=SUMIF($B$1:$G$1,B$4,$B$2:$G$2)
so the SUMIF function requires three values:
the range which you are searching.
the criteria (value) you are searching for.
the range which you want to return for your sum.
so in your case, I think it might look like this if you are searching column headers to find values in the columns/rows below them:
=SUMIF($A$2:$A$10,$A$1,B2:B10)
This would return the sum of all cells in row B that are under column headers shown in the range A2:A10 with the value shown in A1 (you can change the value in A1 to "H", "Q", or whatever you like). You could copy this formula down for all of the rest of your rows if you have multiple rows to find values for.
Hopefully this helps.
JW
I want to define a dynamic range that will expand the rows and columns of my range whenever a new row or column is inserted. My current formula does not want to expand to cell $T$13. My headers start in row $M$7. How can I adjust my formula?
Formula Being Used
=OFFSET(Sheet1!$M$8,0,0,COUNTA(Sheet1!$M:$M),COUNTA(Sheet1!$1:$1))
I need my range to expand to cell $T$13
Right now, your formula counts the number of text values in column M.
That is not a robust approach because column M contains only five text values, but columns S and T have many more values.
If you don't know which column may have the most number of entries, you can introduce a helper cell in each column that counts the number of entries below. I suggest you insert a new row 2. In column M, for example, put a formula in M2
=counta($M$3:M$99999)
Copy that formula across to column T.
Next you can evaluate which of the columns has the largest number
=max(M2:T2)
This can be plugged into your original formula like this:
=OFFSET(Sheet1!$M$8,0,0,max(M2:T2),COUNTA(Sheet1!$1:$1))
So now, instead of just looking at how many rows are in column M, the formula uses the maximum number of rows in the columns M to S.
You can now hide row 2 if it upsets your worksheet design.
Edit: the mere count of text values with CountA will ignore blank cells and will return incorrect results. You really need a formula to find the row number of the last populated cell in each column.
This should really be a new question, but here goes
If the column has number values you can use
=MATCH(99^99,B5:B999,1)
If the column has text values you can use
=MATCH("zzz",C5:C999,1)
Adjust your ranges accordingly.
I ended up using the solution mentioned by #tevlyn.
In range$M2:$T2
I have the follolwing formula =IFERROR(MATCH(99^99,M$8:M$999,1),0).
I've added IFERROR because my data doesn't always have data stretched to $T2.
I then defined my range in name manager using:
=OFFSET(Sheet3!$M$8,0,0,MAX(Sheet3!$M$2:$T$2),COUNTA(Sheet3!$1:$1))
This still works even if there are blanks in between the range.
I'm looking to get my formula to work. I want it to count how many cells in column G contain 6/7/8, but only if the cell in Column A contains a 1.
That is what I currently have.
{=SUM(IF(A4:A72=1,1,0) AND IF(G4:G72="6/7/8",1,0))}
If you're just looking for a count, using Countifs will be helpful. Since it's a simple comparison on cell A1, I'd put it in an If statement like so:
=IF(A1=1,COUNTIFS(G:G,"6/7/8"),FALSE)
My question is how can I find an intersecting cell of a specific column and row number?
My situation is this: with some calculations I find two cells, lets say B6 and E1. I know that I need a row of the first one and a column of the second one. So I could just use ROW and COLUMN functions to get the numbers. After that, I need to find an intersecting cell. Which would be E6 in this example.
I would just use INDEX(A1:Z100;ROW;COLUMN) but I don't know the exact area that I'm going to need - it depends on other stuff. I could use something like A1:XFG65000 but that is way too lame. I could also use a combination of INDIRECT(ADDRESS()) but I'm pulling data from a closed workbook so INDIRECT will not work.
If this would help to know what is this all for - here's a concrete example:
I need to find limits of a section of a sheet that I would work with. I know that it starts from the column B and goes all the way down to the last non-empty cell in this column. This range ends with a last column that has any value in first row. So to define it - I need to find the intersection of this last column and the last row with values in B column.
I use this array formula to find the last column:
INDEX(1:1;MAX((1:1<>"")*(COLUMN(1:1))))
And this array formula to find the last row:
INDEX(B:B;MAX((B:B<>"")*(ROW(B:B)))
Last column results in E1 and last row results in B6. Now I need to define my range as B1:E6, how can I get E6 out of this all to put into the resulting formula? I've been thinking for a while now and not being and Excel expert - I couldn't come up with anything. So any help would really be appreciated. Thanks!
You can use an Index/Match combination and use the Match to find the relevant cell. Use one Match() for the row and one Match() for the column.
The index/match function to find the last cell in a sheet where
column B is the leftmost table column
row 1 is the topmost table row
data in column B and in row 1 can be a mix of text and numbers
there can be empty cells in column B and row 1
the last populated cell in column B marks the last row of the table
the last populated cell in row 1 marks the last column of the table
With these premises, the following will return correct results, used in a Sum() with A1 as the starting cell and Index to return the lower right cell of the range:
=SUM(A1:INDEX(1:1048576,MAX(IFERROR(MATCH(99^99,B:B,1),0),IFERROR(MATCH("zzzz",B:B,1),0)),MAX(IFERROR(MATCH(99^99,1:1,1),0),IFERROR(MATCH("zzzz",1:1,1),0))))
Since you seem to be on a system with the semicolon as the list delimiter, here is the formula with semicolons:
=SUM(A1:INDEX(1:1048576;MAX(IFERROR(MATCH(99^99;B:B;1);0);IFERROR(MATCH("zzzz";B:B;1);0));MAX(IFERROR(MATCH(99^99;1:1;1);0);IFERROR(MATCH("zzzz";1:1;1);0))))
Offset would seem to be the way to go
=OFFSET($A$1,ROW(CELL1)-1,COLUMN(CELL2)-1)
(The -1 is needed because we already have 1 column and 1 row in A1)
in your example, =OFFSET($A$1,ROW(B6)-1,COLUMN(E1)-1) would give the value in E6
There is also ADDRESSS if you want the location: =ADDRESS(ROW(B6),COLUMN(E1)) gives the answer $E$6
The following webpage has a much easier solution, and it seems to work.
https://trumpexcel.com/intersect-operator-in-excel/
For example, in a cell, type simply: =C:C 6:6. Be sure to include one space between the column designation and the row designation. The result in your cell will be the value of cell C6. Of course, you can use more limited ranges, such as =C2:C13 B5:D5 (as shown on the webpage).
As I was searching for the answer to the same basic question, it astounded me that there is no INTERSECT worksheet function in Excel. There is an INTERSECT feature in VBA (I think), but not a worksheet function.
Anyway, the simple spacing method shown above seems to work, at least in straightforward cases.
I have an excel sheet.
Under column E, I have 425 cells with data. I want to check if the same data (i.e. text inside the cell) is repeated anywhere else in any of the remaining 424 cells under column E. How do I do this?
For example, in E54 I have
Hello Jack
How would I check this value to see if it was in any other of these cells?
You could use
=SUMPRODUCT(1/COUNTIF(E1:E425,E1:E425))
to count the number of unique cells in E1:425
An answer of 425 means all the values are unique.
An answer of 421 means 4 values are duplicates of other value(s)
Use Conditional Formatting on all the cells that will highlight based on this formula:
COUNTIF(E:E,E1) <> 1
This is based on the column being E, and starting on E1, modify otherwise.
In Excel 2010 it's even easier, just go into Conditional Formatting and choose
Format only unique or duplicate values
If you have to compensate for blank cells, take the formula supplied above by #brettdj and,
Adjust the numerator of your count unique to check for non-blanks.
Add a zero-length string to the COUNTIFS's criteria arguement.
=SUMPRODUCT((E1:E425<>"")/COUNTIF(E1:E425,E1:E425&""))
Checking for non-blank cells in the numerator means that any blank cell will return a zero. Any fraction with a zero in its numerator will be zero no matter what the denominator is. The empty string appended to the criteria portion of the COUNTIF is sufficient to avoid #DIV/0! errors.
More information at Count Unique with SUMPRODUCT() Breakdown.
This formula outputs "unique" or "duplicates" depending if the column values are all unique or not:
{=IF(
SUM(IF(ISBLANK(E1:E425),0,ROW(E1:E425)))
=
SUM(IF(ISBLANK(E1:E425),0,MATCH(E1:E425,E1:E425,0)))
,"unique","duplicates")}
This is an array formula. You don't type the enclosing {} explicitly. Instead you enter the formula without {} and then press cmd-enter (or something else if not a Mac - go look it up!) If you want to split your formula over multiples lines for readability, use cmd-ctrl-return on a Mac.
The formula works by comparing two SUM() results. If they are equal, all the nonblank entries (numeric or text) are unique. If they are not equal there are some duplicates. The formula does not tell you where the duplicates are.
The first sum is what you get by adding up the row numbers of every non-blank entry.
The second sum does a lookup of each nonblank entry using MATCH(). If all entries are unique, MATCH() finds each entry at its own position, and the result is the same as the first sum. But if there are duplicate entries then a later duplicate will match an earlier duplicate and the later duplicate will contribute a different value to the sum, and the sums won't match.
You might have to adjust this formula:
if you want cells containing "" to count as blank, then use LEN(...)=0 for ISBLANK(...). I suppose you could put other tests in there if you wanted, but I have not tried that.
if you want to test an array not starting at row 1, then you should subtract a constant from ROW(...).
if you have a huge column of cells, you might get integer overflow when computing this sum. I don't have a solution to that.
It's a shame that Excel does not have an ISUNIQUE() function!
This may be a simpler solution. Assume column A contains data in question. Sort on that column. Then, starting in B2 (or first non-blank cell, use the following formula:
=IF(A2=A1,1,0).
Than sum on that column. When sum = 0, all values are unique.
highlight E and on the home tab select conditional formatting > Highlight Cell Rules > Duplicate Values...
It will then highlight everything that is repeated.