Try this:

=Sumif(A:A,"Area",C:C)


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HTH,

RD

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"lt" wrote in message
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I am looking for a formula that does the following: The word Area is
listed
in some cells in the "A" column with the actual area number listed in the
"C"
cell. I want to tell the speadsheet that if the "A" column contains the
word
area, then add the "C" column of that row. Any suggestions?