I am trying to sum column C using two criteria - dates, column A and text
"Rent" in Column B. Nothing I have tried works with the dates. Any
suggestions.

example

A B C D
12/1/07 Rent $500.00
12/31/07 Misc $100.00
1/1/08 Rent $500.00
1/10/08 Misc $100.00

To sum column C using two criteria - dates in column A and text "Rent" in column B, you can use the SUMIFS formula. Here are the steps to follow:

1. Select an empty cell where you want to display the result.
2. Type the following formula:
   
   
   Formula:

   =SUMIFS(C:C,A:A,"="&DATE(2007,12,1),A:A,"<="&DATE(2008,1,31),B:B,"Rent") 

3. Press Enter.
   

Explanation:

The SUMIFS formula allows you to sum values based on multiple criteria. In this case, we want to sum values in column C based on two criteria:

- Dates in column A that are greater than or equal to 12/1/2007 and less than or equal to 1/31/2008.
- Text "Rent" in column B.

The first argument of the formula (C:C) is the range of values that we want to sum.

The second argument (A:A,"="&DATE(2007,12,1),A:A,"<="&DATE(2008,1,31)) specifies the criteria for dates in column A. We use the = and <= operators to include all dates between 12/1/2007 and 1/31/2008. The & symbol is used to concatenate the operators and the DATE function that creates a date value.

The third argument (B:B,"Rent") specifies the criteria for text in column B. We simply use "Rent" as the text value.

The formula will return the sum of all values in column C that meet both criteria. In this example, it will return $1,000.00.

Could you gives us an example or two of how you've been trying to use the
SUMIFS() function? Maybe we can spot what's not right.

"Trish" wrote:

I am trying to sum column C using two criteria - dates, column A and text
"Rent" in Column B. Nothing I have tried works with the dates. Any
suggestions.

example

A B C D
12/1/07 Rent $500.00
12/31/07 Misc $100.00
1/1/08 Rent $500.00
1/10/08 Misc $100.00

=SUMIFS(C1:C4,A1:A4,DATEVALUE("1/1/2008"),B1:B4,"rent") or
=SUMIFS(C1:C4,A1:A4,"="&DATEVALUE("1/1/2008"),B1:B4,"=rent")
or even =SUMIFS(C1:C4,A1:A4,"="&DATEVALUE("1/1/2008"),B1:B4,"="&"rent")

Excel defaults to a comparison for equality unless otherwise specified.
Thats why you can leave out the equal sign as in the first formula.
Column C is summed if the date in column A is 1/1/2008 and the corresponding
entry in column B is Rent. You can also put the date in a cell like E1 and
substitute E1 for the DATEVALUE function and put Rent in, say, F1 and put F1
instead of "rent" in the formula.

Tyro

"Trish" wrote in message
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I am trying to sum column C using two criteria - dates, column A and text
"Rent" in Column B. Nothing I have tried works with the dates. Any
suggestions.

example

A B C D
12/1/07 Rent $500.00
12/31/07 Misc $100.00
1/1/08 Rent $500.00
1/10/08 Misc $100.00

You didn't say what your date criteria was. This will sum where dates are
for December 2007:

Excel 2007 using SUMIFS:

=SUMIFS(C2:C5,A2:A5,"="&DATE(2007,12,1),A2:A5,"<= "&DATE(2007,12,31),B2:B5,"Rent")

Or, using cells to hold the criteria:

F1 = 12/1/2007
G1 = 12/31/2007
H1 = Rent

=SUMIFS(C2:C5,A2:A5,"="&F1,A2:A5,"<="&G1,B2:B5,"R ent")

Other versions of Excel (including Excel 2007):

=SUMPRODUCT(--(TEXT(A2:A5,"m/yyyy")="12/2007"),--(B2:B5="Rent"),C2:C5)

Or, using cells to hold the criteria:

=SUMPRODUCT(--(A2:A5=F1),--(A2:A5<=G1),--(B2:B5=H1),C2:C5)

--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Trish" wrote in message
...
I am trying to sum column C using two criteria - dates, column A and text
"Rent" in Column B. Nothing I have tried works with the dates. Any
suggestions.

example

A B C D
12/1/07 Rent $500.00
12/31/07 Misc $100.00
1/1/08 Rent $500.00
1/10/08 Misc $100.00