You need to utilize the countif function

"mike" wrote:

i have a list of names with data on multiple pages with the same names on
each page

i want to create a summary page that finds the name from each page and then
averages the data associated with that name

is there a way i can search an entire column to say if one of these rows in
the column ="paul" then average the data in the 4th column of paul's row to
the data on the 4th column of paul's row on another page (which could be
dfferent rows)

thanks