eIs there a way to limit teh =SUM() excel function to what is in the
parentheses in each given line that is being added up? example:
assorted wraps ($7.50)
cookies (1.00)
sodas (1.35)
Total:
and then having it total just the amounts in the parenteses and disregarding
everything else in the box?

Put the dollar values in a separate cell, and then sum those.
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"liillith" wrote:

eIs there a way to limit teh =SUM() excel function to what is in the
parentheses in each given line that is being added up? example:
assorted wraps ($7.50)
cookies (1.00)
sodas (1.35)
Total:
and then having it total just the amounts in the parenteses and disregarding
everything else in the box?

I agree with what Dave F. wrote--life will be lots easier for lots of things if
you put your data in separate fields.

But this worked ok for me:

=SUMPRODUCT(--SUBSTITUTE(MID(A1:A3,SEARCH("(",A1:A3,1)+1,255),") ",""))
Adjust the range to match your data

liillith wrote:

eIs there a way to limit teh =SUM() excel function to what is in the
parentheses in each given line that is being added up? example:
assorted wraps ($7.50)
cookies (1.00)
sodas (1.35)
Total:
and then having it total just the amounts in the parenteses and disregarding
everything else in the box?

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Dave Peterson