I am trying to use the lookup function to find all values in a spreadsheet
matching "D" then returning the value to the left of it. I would like the
function to sum all the values before it is returned. Is this possible to do
in one step?

Cameron wrote:
I am trying to use the lookup function to find all values in a spreadsheet
matching "D" then returning the value to the left of it. I would like the
function to sum all the values before it is returned. Is this possible to do
in one step?

Not with [V][H]LOOKUP; no, it is not possible. These formulas can only
return one value from at most one match.

If you want to sum over a range with one criterion, use SUMIF.

E.g., if the "D"s are in column B,
=SUMIF(B:B,"D",A:A)

Is this what you had in mind:

...........A..........B
1........5..........X
2........3..........D
3........7..........D
4........2..........Y
5........5..........D

=SUMIF(B1:B5,"D",A1:A5)

Result = 15

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Cameron" wrote in message
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I am trying to use the lookup function to find all values in a spreadsheet
matching "D" then returning the value to the left of it. I would like the
function to sum all the values before it is returned. Is this possible to
do
in one step?