Hi,

=SUMIF(B1:B20,"This Text",D1:D20)
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Mike

When competing hypotheses are otherwise equal, adopt the hypothesis that
introduces the fewest assumptions while still sufficiently answering the
question.


"CP" wrote:

Hi - I am trying to put the following formula into a cell E12 but failing

=sum of [Col D] where ([Col B] is equel to "this text")

many thanks for any help