I'm trying to create a formula that would look in a column of another tab for
one of two last names and if it equaled a name then it would look in another
column for a dollar amount and add it to the cell. For example; If Tab 1
column A equals Champ then add column C and if Tab 2 column A equals Champ
then add column D. Thanks for your help in advance.
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Respectfully,
Rick Champ

Rick,

I'm afraid your question is a bit lacking on clarity in that you don't say
what you want if neither cell contains champ or if both do. So as a guess try
this:-

=IF(AND(A1="Champ",Sheet2!A1="Champ"),C1&D1,IF(A1= "Champ",C1,IF(Sheet2!A1="Champ",D1,"You didn't say")))

Mike



"Rick Champ" wrote:

I'm trying to create a formula that would look in a column of another tab for
one of two last names and if it equaled a name then it would look in another
column for a dollar amount and add it to the cell. For example; If Tab 1
column A equals Champ then add column C and if Tab 2 column A equals Champ
then add column D. Thanks for your help in advance.
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Respectfully,
Rick Champ

It sounds like you could use =vlookup() or =index(match()).

Debra Dalgleish has lots of notes on =vlookup() and =index(match()) he
http://www.contextures.com/xlFunctions02.html (for =vlookup())
and
http://www.contextures.com/xlFunctions03.html (for =index(match()))

I would bring back the value in a separate column, then use that returned value
in a formula in another column:

A2 contains Champ
B2 contains whatever
C2 contains a number of something
D2 contains a formula to bring a value back:
=if(isna(vlookup(a2,sheet2!a:c,3,false)),0,vlookup (a2,sheet2!a:c,3,false))
E2 contains a formula that returns the sum of column C and D.
=sum(c2:d2)





Rick Champ wrote:

I'm trying to create a formula that would look in a column of another tab for
one of two last names and if it equaled a name then it would look in another
column for a dollar amount and add it to the cell. For example; If Tab 1
column A equals Champ then add column C and if Tab 2 column A equals Champ
then add column D. Thanks for your help in advance.
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Respectfully,
Rick Champ

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Dave Peterson

Ps. If you're using xl2007, you could use =iferror() instead of using
=vlookup() twice in that formula.

Rick Champ wrote:

I'm trying to create a formula that would look in a column of another tab for
one of two last names and if it equaled a name then it would look in another
column for a dollar amount and add it to the cell. For example; If Tab 1
column A equals Champ then add column C and if Tab 2 column A equals Champ
then add column D. Thanks for your help in advance.
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Respectfully,
Rick Champ

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Dave Peterson

if I am reading what you want correctly and Tab 1 and Tab 2 are different
sheets

=sumif('Tab 1"!A:A,"Name 1",'Tab 1'!C:C)+sumif('Tab 2"!A:A,"Name 1",'Tab
2'!D:D)+sumif('Tab 1"!A:A,"Name 2",'Tab 1'!C:C)+sumif('Tab 2"!A:A,"Name
2",'Tab 2'!D:D)

if you want the C and D columns form the same shet as the equation is in then

=sumif('Tab 1"!A:A,"Name 1",C:C)+sumif('Tab 2"!A:A,"Name 1",D:D)+sumif('Tab
1"!A:A,"Name 2",C:C)+sumif('Tab 2"!A:A,"Name 2",!D:D)


"Rick Champ" wrote:

I'm trying to create a formula that would look in a column of another tab for
one of two last names and if it equaled a name then it would look in another
column for a dollar amount and add it to the cell. For example; If Tab 1
column A equals Champ then add column C and if Tab 2 column A equals Champ
then add column D. Thanks for your help in advance.
--
Respectfully,
Rick Champ