Biff,
Spot on, it works a charm. WE also found that by leaving the criteria as A1
and placing the sign in front of the number in A1 it also worked. E.G. A1
shows 5.

However I think your solution is cleaner in that I only have to change the
number in one cell.

Many thanks

"Biff" wrote:

Hi!

Try this:

=SUMIF(range,""&A1,sum_range)

Biff

-----Original Message-----
Chuck,
thanks for the feedback, the use of the SUMIF formula
seems to work. However
I would like the criteria in the SUMIF formula to refer
to a cell which
contains a number between 1 and 12. I want the formula to
sum anything
greater than the number in the cell e.g. SUMIF
(range,"a1", sumrange). A1 in
this example is the cell containing the number that
refers to the month.
Anyhow, it does not seem to like "a1", if I take the
quotes off I get a zero
value.

Any further thoughts.

Muruk

"CLR" wrote:

You might try giving each of your months a code number,
such as July=1,
aug=2, etc up to June=12, then use a SUMIF formula
with condition of
"greater than" whatever month you're interested
in..........

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3



"Muruk" wrote in
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I have a table of 12 columns of numbers reflecting
the expenses of depts
for
the year. e.g.

Jul Aug ...........May Jun Total
Dept 1 100 120 130 90 1230
Dept 2 200 202 240 195 2600
Dept 3

At the end of each month I wish to have the total
reflect only the months
remaining to the end of the year. e.g. at the end of
Aug, the formula in
the
total colum would only add from Sept to Jun.

Can anyone assist with the formula I need to use??

Thank You



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