Ok, I have a weird problem and have search everywhere I know of. Here it
is.
I have a table that looks like this
_____________________
|Status | Staff | Total_|
|______|_____ |______|
|23____|__8__ |__31__|
|2_____|__3__ |__5___|
|8_____|__1__ |__9___|
|______|_____ |______|
|______|_____ |______|
|7_____|__3__ |__10__|
|______|_____ |______|
|40____|__0__ |______|

Im using =SUM(A2:A8) and =SUM(B2:B8) for the bottom totals (40 and 0
which is supposed to be 15) The B column always sums to 0!!! Why is it
doing this? I have never seen this problem before. Hopefully some of
you have. Any reply would be greatly appreciated! Thanks


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Looks like you have text in B. In D2 enter =ISNUMBER(B2) to test the 8
IF not numbers, try this: Enter 1 in empty cell and copy; select B2:B8 and
use Edit|Paste Special multiply. This generally forces text digits back to
numbers.

Also try formatting B2:B8 as General or number.
Can you use Increase Decimal tool to get 8.00? If not then it is text.
best wishes
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Ok, I have a weird problem and have search everywhere I know of. Here it
is.
I have a table that looks like this
_____________________
|Status | Staff | Total_|
|______|_____ |______|
|23____|__8__ |__31__|
|2_____|__3__ |__5___|
|8_____|__1__ |__9___|
|______|_____ |______|
|______|_____ |______|
|7_____|__3__ |__10__|
|______|_____ |______|
|40____|__0__ |______|

Im using =SUM(A2:A8) and =SUM(B2:B8) for the bottom totals (40 and 0
which is supposed to be 15) The B column always sums to 0!!! Why is it
doing this? I have never seen this problem before. Hopefully some of
you have. Any reply would be greatly appreciated! Thanks


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Hope this doesn't double post.

If sum is calculating as 0, most likely the range is formatted as text. Try
this:
Take an empty cell (the value of an empty cell is 0.) Hit cntl-c for copy.
Choose Edit Paste Special and then add. This will convert those text values
to numbers which sum will now calculate correctly.

HTH
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Kevin Vaughn


"spiney" wrote:


Ok, I have a weird problem and have search everywhere I know of. Here it
is.
I have a table that looks like this
_____________________
|Status | Staff | Total_|
|______|_____ |______|
|23____|__8__ |__31__|
|2_____|__3__ |__5___|
|8_____|__1__ |__9___|
|______|_____ |______|
|______|_____ |______|
|7_____|__3__ |__10__|
|______|_____ |______|
|40____|__0__ |______|

Im using =SUM(A2:A8) and =SUM(B2:B8) for the bottom totals (40 and 0
which is supposed to be 15) The B column always sums to 0!!! Why is it
doing this? I have never seen this problem before. Hopefully some of
you have. Any reply would be greatly appreciated! Thanks


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spiney
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B is formatted as text.



"spiney" wrote in
message ...

Ok, I have a weird problem and have search everywhere I know of. Here it
is.
I have a table that looks like this
_____________________
|Status | Staff | Total_|
|______|_____ |______|
|23____|__8__ |__31__|
|2_____|__3__ |__5___|
|8_____|__1__ |__9___|
|______|_____ |______|
|______|_____ |______|
|7_____|__3__ |__10__|
|______|_____ |______|
|40____|__0__ |______|

Im using =SUM(A2:A8) and =SUM(B2:B8) for the bottom totals (40 and 0
which is supposed to be 15) The B column always sums to 0!!! Why is it
doing this? I have never seen this problem before. Hopefully some of
you have. Any reply would be greatly appreciated! Thanks


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Sry the late reply I'm doing this from work. I tried to force the text
to numbers using your method and it worked, thank you all!!!:)


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