Also, you may want to take a look at pivot tables which allow real easy
analysis of this stuff.

http://www.geocities.com/jonpeltier/...pivotstart.htm

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Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03

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"Lee Harris" wrote in message
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I'm using a formula

=SUMIF(C:D,H2,D:D)


which sums salaries in column D if the company name listed in column C
matches the one listed in H (autofilled down a list of unique
organisations)


If column B contains a sub department of the organisation, is it possible
to do a SUMIF that will add up the salaries in D column for all data rows
where the organisation = such and such AND the department = SUCH and SUCH
(both organisation and department would be referenced by the content of
cells in column H2:H20 for organisation and I1:P1 for departments)


tks in advance