Thanks alot.... i tried using Find as sugested by JE ( and thank you as
well!),but SEARCH seemed to work great!!!!

"Max" wrote:

One way ..

Try replacing: --(D6:D20="food")

with: --ISNUMBER(SEARCH("food",D6:D20)

in the formula
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Rgds
Max
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"RB" wrote in message
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=SUMPRODUCT(--(C6:C20=38473)*(C6:C20<=38503),--(D6:D20="food"),F6:F20)

Expert,
Above is the formula i am using, however it will only return a value when
only 'food' is contained in the cell. With this formula I have built a
simple
check-book for my own personal finance. what can i do to this formula to
look
for 'food' in cells such as ' Giant Food Store' of 'Food Lion'?

Thank you,
RB