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Comparing/matching totals in a column to totals in a row
Is there a way to put a formula in a cell to compare the total of the cells
above it (the column) and the totals of the data in the cells to the left of it (the row) to make sure they match up? I would use this just to make sure that I hadn't messed up any of my SUMs throughout the worksheet. Just as a doublechecking mechanism. Thanks |
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=ROUND(SUM(H1:H100),2)=ROUND(SUM(A101:G101),2) could be one way. I use
round in there because for various reasons (floating point accuracy) you could have say what looks like 0.2 = 0.2 as a result (and you would expect TRUE) which was in reality 0.2=0.19999999999 or something similar and returned FALSE. http://cpearson.com/excel/rounding.htm Use conditional formatting to flag the cell bright red if the answer is FALSE. -- Regards Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission :-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Nicole L." wrote in message ... Is there a way to put a formula in a cell to compare the total of the cells above it (the column) and the totals of the data in the cells to the left of it (the row) to make sure they match up? I would use this just to make sure that I hadn't messed up any of my SUMs throughout the worksheet. Just as a doublechecking mechanism. Thanks |
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Is there an "IF... Then" option I can use?
Like: If SUM(H1:H100),2=SUM(A101:G101),2, then input the Sum. And if SUM(H1:H100),2 does NOT equal SUM(A101:G101),2, then input "ERROR". (By the way, do I need the ",2"? I'm not sure what that denotes.) Thanks "Ken Wright" wrote: =ROUND(SUM(H1:H100),2)=ROUND(SUM(A101:G101),2) could be one way. I use round in there because for various reasons (floating point accuracy) you could have say what looks like 0.2 = 0.2 as a result (and you would expect TRUE) which was in reality 0.2=0.19999999999 or something similar and returned FALSE. http://cpearson.com/excel/rounding.htm Use conditional formatting to flag the cell bright red if the answer is FALSE. -- Regards Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission :-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Nicole L." wrote in message ... Is there a way to put a formula in a cell to compare the total of the cells above it (the column) and the totals of the data in the cells to the left of it (the row) to make sure they match up? I would use this just to make sure that I hadn't messed up any of my SUMs throughout the worksheet. Just as a doublechecking mechanism. Thanks |
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The 2 was part of the ROUND function that I was using, and rounded the two
values each to 2 dps which was enough generally for me to be sure that the two values were equal. You can go with or without the ROUND but I'm generally belt and braces with this kind of stuff and like to cover all the angles if I can. Either =IF(ROUND(SUM(H1:H100),2)=ROUND(SUM(A101:G101),2), SUM(A101:G101),"ERROR") or without the round =IF(SUM(H1:H100)=SUM(A101:G101),SUM(A101:G101),"ER ROR") -- Regards Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission :-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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