I guess the question was a LITTLE confusing.

Here is the information hopefully a little better explained.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N
1 5 1 7 1 5 1 7 1 7 1 7 1
5

If B,D,F,H,J,L,N is a 5, I want the sum of the row values in A,C,E,G,I,K,M.
If B,D,F,H,J,L,N is a 7, then I want to the sum of the row values in
A,C,E,G,I,K,M.

I assume each of these would have to be done in separate cells. The data I
have has more than 2 columns for each occurence, so the criteria is the 5 or
7, and depending on the criteria I want to sum the corresponding values.

I hope that clears up what I'm trying to do a little better. It's not as
easy to explain as I thought it would be.

Thank you.

"JulieD" wrote:

Hi Scott

not actually sure what the criteria is here ... or what you're after
do you want the sum all the values together that are to the left of a 5 or a
7

or do you want to sum the first column if the second column is either a 5 or
7?

or do you want to sum the numbers in column A if B is a 5, in C if D is a 5,
E if F is a 7 and G if H is a 7

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Cheers
JulieD
check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm
....well i'm working on it anyway
"Scott Powell" <Scott wrote in message
...
I'm trying to sum the number in one column based on criteria in another
column, but there are also multiple columns on the spreadsheet.

1 5 2 5 1.5 7 2 7


If the second number is a 5, I want the sum of the first numbers.
Likewise
for the 7.

Thanks,
Scott