docbehr wrote:
I need help with a formua that will search through the initals in the right
coloumn and add the totals in the left coloumn according to the initials in
the right. any suggestions? here is an example of what I am talking about


650.65 VB
197.00 JB
228.00 JB
410.00 KMM
361.53 KMM
3,982.00 VB
2,200.00 VB
498.48 JB
172.00 KMM
511.57 KMM
644.69 VB
184.26 VB
290.00 VB
969.00 KMM
198.00 JB
500.00 PB

One way: Assuming your data in columns A & B, in column C try

=SUMIF(B:B,B2,A:A)

The possible downside to this easy solution is you get totals on every
row, so you have to search through the list to see every person's total.

Another way: A pivot table will give a nice summary. First, put column
labels in the top row (this is good practice anyway). With your cursor
somewhere in the list start up the pivot table wizard, place the
"initial" field in the Row area and the "value" field in the data area.
Finish.

You may need to adjust the "value" summary to be a sum rather then a
count. To do this double click the "value" control (probably a gray cell
that says "Count of..." and change the option to be Sum.