Place the "" in quotes and use & ---- i.e.

=SUMIF(A1:A100,""&F1,B1:B100)


"Number Cruncher" <Number wrote in
message ...
If I use "32" as the criteria in my sumif formula, I receive the correct
answer.

If I use C3 as the critera, I receive zero as the answer.

Is some way to use a cell reference in the criteria? Excel help says that
the criteria can be a "number, expression, or text."