You should be able to do that with the Sumif function. Say your data table
is A1:C4, and the department numbers you want to sum by are in E1:E2. In F1,
you'd enter

=Sumif($C$1:$C$4,E1,$B$1:$B$4)

Then you could copy the formula down to F2.

Hope that helps.

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Mike Lee
McKinney,TX USA


"Michael" wrote:

Hi;
I would like to know if there is a way to total items from one column from
different dept. numbers in another column. I will try to give an example
below:

Supplier Name Total Cost Dept. #

Acme 146.35 123456
ABC 1245.56 897654
DEFG 549.36 123456
BobCo 29.87 897654

I would like it to add all the totals from each department and have it list
below the same spreadsheet something like below:

Dept # 123456 $ 659.71
897654 $ 1275.43

I hope I have explained properly what I am looking for, and appreciate any help!

Mike