Use "sumif" command.
sumif(range of criteria,critera, the range to bu summed)
in your case

sumif(column B,"put the discription, you want the sum for them",column C)
HTH

"Tarig" wrote in message
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I have a master data sheet that contains reciept numbers in column "A",
description in column "B" and amount in column "C".
I need a formulae that can sum amounts with the same similar description.

Thanks in advance


tarig