=SUMIF(A2:A20,"",A3:A21)

Note the relationship between the ranges, offset by one row.

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HTH

Bob

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"Exceller" wrote in message
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Dear Gurus,

I need a formula that sums subtotals in a range. Here's an example range:

A
1 <formula
2 <header
3 5
4 5
5 10
6
7 5
8 5
9 10
10

I need the formula in A1 to sum every cell in that range that is above a
blank cell (the "blank" cells have formulas in them, but return no
values).
So the formula in cell A1 will return a value of 20, since it sums cells
A5
and A9.

Thank you.