I read it slightly different to Bob, If you have actual dates (ie 10/10/05
NOT 10.10.05) then for Unit 1 try:

=SUMPRODUCT(--(MONTH(F20:F122)=MONTH(TODAY()))*(F20:F122<""))

to return the current month's total which will update to always, (and only),
show this month's total or if you want a record kept then use:

=SUMPRODUCT((MONTH(F20:F122)=10)*(F20:F122<""))

where the 10 is the month number.

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HTH

Sandy

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"louise" wrote in message
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The course I teach consists of 5 units. I need to record the date each
student completes each of the 5 units and produce a report each month
detailing how many students have completed each unit within that month.

i.e. Unit 1 10 Unit 2 15

The dates are contained in cells F20:J122 and I need a total for each
column.

I hope this makes it clearer!

Thanks


"Bob Phillips" wrote:

Louise,

There is, but to properly help you, describe the data and the cells it is
in.

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HTH

RP
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"louise" wrote in message
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I am a teacher and use a spreadsheet to keep a record of when students
have
completed an assignment.

I need to produce a monthly report detailing how many students
completed
each unit within the last month.

Is there a function that can do this?

Thanks