If you want to use a helper column, then you can change each value into a
number and sum that column using this...copied down from U4 to U27

=IF(LEN(U4)0,MID(U4,2,99)*1,"")

The only way I know to sum them without using a helper column would be a
humongus formula, like this......

=SUM(MID(U4,2,99*1),MID(U5,2,99)*1,MID(U6,2,99)*1. ....etc etc to U27)

hth
Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3



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Ok, my spreadsheet is used to track different types of information, I'm
good with the rest of it. The one column I need help with is from
U4:U27. in this column the user will input a letter(F or B) followed by
the quantity of each. Is there a way to sum the numbers only and still
have the original value showing in the cell the user typed in?

1F
1b
Total: 2


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