Use

=SUMIF(A1:A100,"<Fill",B1:B100)


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Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com


"Sean" wrote in message
...
Column A has 1's all the way down it column B has names all the
way down it,
and then the word Fill if it needs a person there. I want to
sum how many
workers I have that are not named Fill. I tried using
SUMIF(A1:A100,<"Fill",B1:B100) and all I get are errors. Any
help would be
great